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Post by sabaton28 on Feb 9, 2014 21:36:56 GMT
This afternoon went to find my budgie coughing up blood, she was very weak and struggling to breath, held her in my hands ,seconds later he died, can anyone tell me what could have been the problem with her  , please
She was seprated from Cobalt which was good. And she wasn't exposed to any fumes or anything toxic, my family knows not to do this. |
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Post by rdkntriker on Feb 9, 2014 21:38:14 GMT
I do not know what caused this, but sending you prayers for you loss
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Post by Sarah on Feb 9, 2014 22:20:48 GMT
Oh my! I am so sorry that you had to experience something so traumatic. It sounds like she had a ruptured vessel in her lung, which is indicative of a cancerous growth or a severe outbreak of air sac mites. I am glad they were separated. I would not purchase a bird from the same store for quite some time, if ever. You may wish to call them and let them know what happened. They may want the remains for an autopsy, so that they can treat their flock.
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Post by sabaton28 on Feb 9, 2014 22:33:44 GMT
Thank everyone. Sarah the three I lost in the last year all came from a store. Widget looks just like her. The last few weeks I've been keeping in contact with a breeder nearby who does all types of birds and has won awards with her doves. She just had three new budgies born two weeks ago and she hand tames them. Has anyone gotten a bird from a breeder? Is it much more better to do ?.
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Post by Perla MV on Feb 9, 2014 23:13:00 GMT
Oh my gosh I'm so sorry to hear this! :/ must've been horrible to see your baby budgie die like that |
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 10, 2014 1:06:15 GMT
I'm so very sorry this happened.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 10, 2014 1:59:51 GMT
aww  I would suggest not to get anymore from there and let me know on what had happened with all the birds you got from there. I would check out the breeders place and see if it well kept and clean. if it is then I would buy from them. |
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Post by sabaton28 on Feb 10, 2014 3:05:27 GMT
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Post by Pammy on Feb 10, 2014 3:24:01 GMT
Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry you've had so much trouble. Please don't ever go back to that store. Just way too many deaths.
I purchased my Mistletoe from a breeder, hand tamed, and I could not be happier with him or the breeder. Don't assume a breeder is good, though. Talk with him/her and get a feel for how knowledgeable this person is, and like Luvs said, cleanliness of the breeder's home matters. I wouldn't expect to be allowed to go back into the area where all of the birds are kept, but your nose should be able to tell you whether it's clean, not to mention the condition of the part of the home you see. While talking with the breeder, if you get the idea that you know more about budgies than she does, well....
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Post by Pammy on Feb 10, 2014 4:14:19 GMT
Looking at the website of the breeder you are considering threw up several red flags for me, but then I may just be too picky. First, her claim that hand feeding is easy and she'll send home unweaned babies with customers following a 15-minute training session is terrifying. Maybe petty of me, but her website is childish and riddled with grammatical errors and other mistakes. It's as though the site wasn't even proofread before posting, let alone carefully deliberated over. Such lack of attention would likely translate to her care for her birds. The only other negative I will point out is that 250 birds is way too many for one person to take care of properly, particularly while rising a human family. There is no way those birds are receiving the care they need. Oops, I lied. One more negative, and this one is a real turn-off for me. Solicitations for donations appear several times throughout her site. Her prices are already high. The numerous requests for donations is distasteful to me.
So, I would not buy from this woman. You must do what is right for you, though. I only tossed out my opinion so freely because you wondered what we think. Hopefully someone else will balance my criticisms with a few kind words about this poor woman.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 10, 2014 4:58:04 GMT
Looking at the website of the breeder you are considering threw up several red flags for me, but then I may just be too picky. First, her claim that hand feeding is easy and she'll send home unweaned babies with customers following a 15-minute training session is terrifying. Maybe petty of me, but her website is childish and riddled with grammatical errors and other mistakes. It's as though the site wasn't even proofread before posting, let alone carefully deliberated over. Such lack of attention would likely translate to her care for her birds. The only other negative I will point out is that 250 birds is way too many for one person to take care of properly, particularly while rising a human family. There is no way those birds are receiving the care they need. Oops, I lied. One more negative, and this one is a real turn-off for me. Solicitations for donations appear several times throughout her site. Her prices are already high. The numerous requests for donations is distasteful to me. So, I would not buy from this woman. You must do what is right for you, though. I only tossed out my opinion so freely because you wondered what we think. Hopefully someone else will balance my criticisms with a few kind words about this poor woman. im glad you went over it because i just skimmed through it. i will have to recheck |
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Post by sabaton28 on Feb 10, 2014 5:43:25 GMT
Thanks Pammy it was good to hear what you found out.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 10, 2014 14:32:40 GMT
Very sorry for your losses. I'll check out the website when I get a chance and let you know what I see
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 10, 2014 14:33:17 GMT
yes, something seems a bit odd about her
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 10, 2014 15:34:18 GMT
I'm not sure I agree with Pammy.
I have never fed a bird with a syringe. I have seen videos on youtube. I think this is one of those controversial subjects--people have strong feelings one way or the other. Kind of like wing clipping. If someone feels competent to do it, I am not sure it is a problem. She did say she wanted to be sure the customer was able to do it before they take the bird. The bird store I visited a month ago allows customers to take home babies that are still being partially fed by syringe. They also teach you how to do it first, and ask you to bring the bird back once a week for weighing and a health check.
We don't know whether Sissy has help in caring for her birds. She may have employees.
I was a little put off by her not allowing customers into her aviary. However, I have seen websites of other aviaries online that say the same thing.
Grammatical errors are not necessarily indicative of incompetence at other things. We live in a large country, and people are different. There are subcultures that consider different things normal.
If were running a business, I would not be asking for donations. However, this does not mean Sissy does not care for her birds properly. It may just indicate a certain lack of sophistication in normal business pratice.
If Sabaton has the opportunity to speak with the breeder he can ask some of these questions and decide if she is trustworthy. It is hard to find breeders. If I were buying a bird, I would rather deal with a small home breeder. However, it is not always possible to find them.
Pammy, I wonder what the setup was for the breeder you bought Mistletoe from. Was she a small home breeder, or did she have an aviary?
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