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Expert: Abi - 2/11/2008


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hi, ive read that you are not specialized in budgies but i just have a quick question... while i was putting one of my baby budgies (about 2 weeks) back in the cage with the mother, she went to bite my hand..but she accidently caught under the eye of the baby... i was just wondering if you knew whether the baby will be ok or if i should watch for something ? ... thank you

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Just watch for any sign of infection. If they are used to being handled you could even try to bathe the wound. Use warm water and a little salt, but not too much for it to be strong.
Do understand that I am only specialised with chickens, and some of the methods you use with them are a bit harsher than what you would do with budgies, so please be careful if you're bathing her eye.

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I CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANIMALS OTHER THAN CHICKENS/DUCKS/GEESE- I WILL TRY BUT THEY ARE NOT MY SPECIALIST SUBJECT- PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGIES, FINCHES, PARROTS, COCKATIELS OR OTHER 'EXOTIC' BIRDS. I can answer questions on pretty much all CHICKEN breeds, including fancy and bantam birds. I can give advice on how to get the best egg production, brightest yolk colours and darkest egg shell colours, breeding (using broody hens, not incubators), bird problems/illnesses. I can give advice on all aspects of basic chicken care but I breed chickens for my own pleasure only, I do not often show or sell my birds.

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I own and breed a wide range of chickens, but I speciallise in cochins and crevecour bantams; crevecours have a large crest (an afro!) so I can answer questions on problems concerning them; cochins have feathered legs, which leads to no end of problems which I have experienced! I also own a large flock of domestic, rescued 'battery' hens, and a single maran hen, Hilda, who is the matriarch of her flock, so I can give advice on how to get the best colour of maran eggs!

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