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hi, i recently introduced a female budgie into my avairy. she seemed to settle in, and even paired with one of my existing males and laid one egg in a nestbox, which she was incubating. but then today i went to check the birds and she was out of her nestbox, with her upper mandible broken at the cere. can she be saved, and can you please offer some advice? thanks
Hi, Joe.
You need to get this female to a certified avian veterinarian IMMEDIATELY. This bird cannot eat and drink without an upper mandible. If she can't eat/drink, she will die. Only an avian vet can tell you if she can be saved.
If you are colony/aviary breeding budgies, you need to separate pairs into individual breeding cages. I would suspect another female and this female got into a fight which resulted in the broken mandible. Fights happen often between females when they are colony bred. Other females will also raid the nests of other pairs and break eggs open and kill babies of others. Separate your pairs into individual breeding cages.
Chrys
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| Comment | thankyou for your advice. i will take this bird to a vet, and separate the breeding birds into cages, thanks again | ||
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Expertise
I`ve been raising/breeding/handfeeding/selling parrots for over 20 years (parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, 6 subspecies of conures, parrotlets, amazons, lovebirds, etc.). I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England. I can provide advice in raising healthy birds, handfeeding/weaning babies, some health problems, nail/beak/wing clipping, general husbandry, etc. I also have experience with racing/showing homing pigeons. I cannot diagnose specific illness over this website. If you suspect your bird is ill or if you have an emergency, contact a certified avian veterinarian or emergency pet clinic ASAP.
Experience
Over 20 years breeding/raising/handfeeding/selling 15 different species of parrots.
Education/Credentials
American Federation of Aviculture, completed Level I course, Fundamentals of Aviculture. Keeping/breeding parrots and other birds for over 20 years.
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