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Gouldian can't Fly...help |
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Ron |
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Sep 17, 07 - 12:48 PM |
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I get many e-mails about this particular ailment and had no way of replying as I had no idea and believed it to be viral/pathogenic.
It was mostly persons who had young that seemed to lose the ability to fly quite rapidly.
This is NOT from those who have birds that have had
-strokes
-vitamin deficiencies or
-head twirling episodes prior to this disability.
These too can lead to the loss of the ability of flight.
These were about some mysterious affliction affecting mostly juvenile birds.
This post is merely on gouldians or other birds that seem to have this affliction.
If this treatment illustrated below does not work the bird may be suffering from one of the above mentioned symptoms and veterinary help should be sought a.s.a.p.
Through a misadventure of this nature in my own aviary it made me come to a hunch about this mystery.
It could be that this lack of flying can be due to dehydration and that if you hydrate the bird quickly enough ( in less then 12-14 hours) there is no real permanent damage.
I am now waiting to see if this affects it's moulting in any way.
To avoid this it is best to keep water where the gouldian or other bird can easily access it.
If you have weanling chicks do not assume they can find it easily.
As a precaution place some extra water the in a shallow dish on the cage/aviary/flight bottom. This will allow the gouldian or other bird to easily find it and prevent the gouldian or other avian from becoming dehydrated and losing the ability to fly. This disability can lead to it not being able to get to feeders/waterers and can lead to quick death, as goulds can dehydrate completely in less the 36 hours.
(')<-Keep Birding
Ron ~:> |
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