If you can show me what a Crimson Crown Weaver Finch Looks Like first then their all yours.
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http://www.donaldheald.com/pictures/0793...
http://www.yammeringmagpie.com/catalog/i...
I found a pic on this very nice site : http://www.fineraprints.com/vol_birds_bu... I found it by typing in Crimson-Crowned Weaver Finch, if that helps for future searches.
Go to google, type in Crimson-Crowned Weaver Finch.
I found another good picture on the link about Orange Weavers.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
1 of my budgies died and i was wondering if my 2 other bids will be ok or if they will die or depresion..?
this happend awhile ago.. im out of the city so i just want to make sure they'll be okay.
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They will be fine... they may call the dead budgie... but eventually they'll realize it is dead. Do not worry, they will be fine.
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They will be fine... they may call the dead budgie... but eventually they'll realize it is dead. Do not worry, they will be fine.
1 duck egg is much much larger then the other 11?
I have 1 swedish hen and 1 mallard drake, they recently started laying eggs, 1 a day for 12 days, all the eggs are the same size, except for 1 that is much, much larger. Is this normal or is there a possibility that some thing else has layed an egg in her nest ? please help.
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You don't happen to have any Geese frequenting the area- do you? It DOES sound alittle %26quot;odd..%26quot;
As far as the large egg, it sounds like the Ex-Lax finally worked.
lol to the person above me-'good sense of humour =)) Anyway I would say leave it be and see what hatches :-)
I think that their is a prehistoric bird living in your neighbourhood
and one night he mated with your duck...I think you have a dinosaur's egg on your hands.
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You don't happen to have any Geese frequenting the area- do you? It DOES sound alittle %26quot;odd..%26quot;
As far as the large egg, it sounds like the Ex-Lax finally worked.
lol to the person above me-'good sense of humour =)) Anyway I would say leave it be and see what hatches :-)
I think that their is a prehistoric bird living in your neighbourhood
and one night he mated with your duck...I think you have a dinosaur's egg on your hands.
1 Bald Cockatiel & 1 with Rumply Looking Feathers?
About 4 weeks ago, I bought a pair of cockatiels from a local bird shop. Their cage had a sign that said %26quot;Adoption Cockatiels, $50%26quot; - the other, better feathered birds were in a completely separate area. The clerk said these birds were abused and had been surrendered, hence the bald head on one and the weird, sort of unruly feathers on the second one (it looks like he needs to have them smoothed out). After I got them home, I saw a website that said a certain type of cockatiel was prone to baldness and one of these appears to be that type. It got me wondering whether the store bred a couple that turned out less than full price quality and was trying to get rid of them. Mostly, I'm wondering if a bald bird could be expected to get more feathers on his head. Neither of them has plucked any feathers since I've had them.
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If you mean a bald patch behind the crest area and the bird is a yellow or white bird then yes it is possible it is a herditory factor that appears in some 'lutino' cockatiels. If it is this then the feathers will never grow on that patch. It does not mean there is physically anything wrong with the bird though. Quite healthy happy lutinos can show a bald spot too. The other birds poor feather condition could be a nutritional problem, could be related to overcrowding resulting in possible self damage or others damaging the feathers or he could be going through a moult. If they have been ill treated then a good balanced diet will certainly set them both on the road to good health. A vet check may not hurt also to rule out the chance of parasites or any other disease. When birds are moulting they often enjoy a misting with warm water. This will often help them with preening and settle the feathers also.
Petstores do buy birds from breeders - -and all breeder's aren't the same.ugh
Okay, you have these two birds so get to work improving their life and start with food!
Make sure you feed a good and FRESH quality of seed mix.
Also start them right now eating pellets%26gt; Organic pellets. I suggest Scenic Cockatiel Pellets. ( they haven't had them so may take time for them to eat'm, but they are important so keep giving them afew until they are eating them daily)
Also feed then fresh %26 washed well foods daily.( check to make sure there is no mold, throw out if is. mold kills birds fast! ) chop tiny, carrots, broccoli, kale, bell peppers ( any color of) bok choy,yellow squash, green beans, etc.etc.) and fruits;apple%26gt; don't give apple seeds! ), grapes ( cut in half and look for mold before feeding!) berries,pears,plums, etc.etc..
Caffine,chocolate, avocado's and cigarette smoke, household cleaning chemicals and scented candles and more are Toxic to birds, so avoid all.
Go here and read - http://www.birdchannell.com/
and
http://www.birdnways.com/
Feed well and keep them clean and those feather's will grown back in.
cdsgeo gave a great answer considering diet! The only addition I might make would be to suggest some crushed egg shell in their food for calcium , and maybe some lukewarm pasta or vegetable soup once in a while as a special treat! luke warm soup reminds them of the days when mama was feeding them, and is considered to be %26quot;comfort food!%26quot;
The 2 birds could be in molt, when the bird loses feathers and grows in new ones. Molting birds can get a very rumpled and disheveled appearance. They often are grouchy at this time too, since the new feathers itch a lot.
Usually a completely bald headed bird indicates that another bird has plucked him. This normally is a sign that the plucker was unhappy with the pluckee. One of my cockatiels gets plucked by his mate when she gets mad at him !! This is not serious, and the feathers will grow back eventually.
If you think the birds might have mites, then you should take them to the vet. Mites itch terribly, so this should be your indicator.
Breeders will sell whatever they have. Obviously a bald bird would not command a top-dollar price.
My feeling is that the birds should improve with time, and regrow their lost plumage. But if you see any indication of illness, get the to an avian vet quickly!!
Good luck!
Shame on that pet store for even charging a fee for them!
Lutino's and lutino pieds are notorious for balding genetics. But that don't mean they all have it. Poor genetics will leave the balding genetics right behind the crest feathers but not all have it. And NO it won't grow back, just in case you think changing the diet will help, LOL. But don't stop with what you are doing.
You might never know where they came from or what ever happened to these birds in the past, but be thankful that you are helping them now. I highly doubt you will ever be told the background of these birds from the pet store. It was a quick easy buck for them. Rightly so, you have them now, and they are your responsibility. Do a good job with them!
Good Luck!
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If you mean a bald patch behind the crest area and the bird is a yellow or white bird then yes it is possible it is a herditory factor that appears in some 'lutino' cockatiels. If it is this then the feathers will never grow on that patch. It does not mean there is physically anything wrong with the bird though. Quite healthy happy lutinos can show a bald spot too. The other birds poor feather condition could be a nutritional problem, could be related to overcrowding resulting in possible self damage or others damaging the feathers or he could be going through a moult. If they have been ill treated then a good balanced diet will certainly set them both on the road to good health. A vet check may not hurt also to rule out the chance of parasites or any other disease. When birds are moulting they often enjoy a misting with warm water. This will often help them with preening and settle the feathers also.
Petstores do buy birds from breeders - -and all breeder's aren't the same.ugh
Okay, you have these two birds so get to work improving their life and start with food!
Make sure you feed a good and FRESH quality of seed mix.
Also start them right now eating pellets%26gt; Organic pellets. I suggest Scenic Cockatiel Pellets. ( they haven't had them so may take time for them to eat'm, but they are important so keep giving them afew until they are eating them daily)
Also feed then fresh %26 washed well foods daily.( check to make sure there is no mold, throw out if is. mold kills birds fast! ) chop tiny, carrots, broccoli, kale, bell peppers ( any color of) bok choy,yellow squash, green beans, etc.etc.) and fruits;apple%26gt; don't give apple seeds! ), grapes ( cut in half and look for mold before feeding!) berries,pears,plums, etc.etc..
Caffine,chocolate, avocado's and cigarette smoke, household cleaning chemicals and scented candles and more are Toxic to birds, so avoid all.
Go here and read - http://www.birdchannell.com/
and
http://www.birdnways.com/
Feed well and keep them clean and those feather's will grown back in.
cdsgeo gave a great answer considering diet! The only addition I might make would be to suggest some crushed egg shell in their food for calcium , and maybe some lukewarm pasta or vegetable soup once in a while as a special treat! luke warm soup reminds them of the days when mama was feeding them, and is considered to be %26quot;comfort food!%26quot;
The 2 birds could be in molt, when the bird loses feathers and grows in new ones. Molting birds can get a very rumpled and disheveled appearance. They often are grouchy at this time too, since the new feathers itch a lot.
Usually a completely bald headed bird indicates that another bird has plucked him. This normally is a sign that the plucker was unhappy with the pluckee. One of my cockatiels gets plucked by his mate when she gets mad at him !! This is not serious, and the feathers will grow back eventually.
If you think the birds might have mites, then you should take them to the vet. Mites itch terribly, so this should be your indicator.
Breeders will sell whatever they have. Obviously a bald bird would not command a top-dollar price.
My feeling is that the birds should improve with time, and regrow their lost plumage. But if you see any indication of illness, get the to an avian vet quickly!!
Good luck!
Shame on that pet store for even charging a fee for them!
Lutino's and lutino pieds are notorious for balding genetics. But that don't mean they all have it. Poor genetics will leave the balding genetics right behind the crest feathers but not all have it. And NO it won't grow back, just in case you think changing the diet will help, LOL. But don't stop with what you are doing.
You might never know where they came from or what ever happened to these birds in the past, but be thankful that you are helping them now. I highly doubt you will ever be told the background of these birds from the pet store. It was a quick easy buck for them. Rightly so, you have them now, and they are your responsibility. Do a good job with them!
Good Luck!
"preventing hawks from attacking chickens"?
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Put some mesh netting over your chicken area.
It works quite well.
Don't know, grand-maw use to set on the back porch and watch, when a hawk come visiting, she would run out waving her apron, and hollow shoooue!!
Unless you cover the chicken pen, you are out of luck. Sneaky old Hawks will have chicken dinner! Sorry, there is no other way. Good luck!
Do you have a rooster for your flock? Roosters stand watch for the hens and when they spot something flying overhead they make a certain warning sound and all the chickens will run for cover. Also, make sure you have plenty of places for your chickens to hide, such as bushes, trees, etc. If your chickens are enclosed in a fenced area mesh flight netting helps too. Try hanging flashy mirrors, or cds or other bright objects that might deter hawks. Another thing you can try is if you have crows in your area, encourage them to stick around by feeding them...crows are known to drive hawks away by mobbing them. Ever since the crows have been flying around my coop, I havent seen a single hawk all summer.
There isn't much of a way. it depends where your chickens are kept, free range, coup ect. You could put mesh over the coup but that will stop it from killing them but not scaring them to death. If they are free range you don't really have any chance at all. You could dangle old cd and dvds around so the flashes and reflection scare the hawk, but it could get used to them. Can't help much more sorry.
I don't have much trouble with hawks because there are a few trees in the backyard. But when there aren't any leaves on the trees, my chickens are able to take care of themselves pretty well. I have 3 hens and the dominant hen kind of acts like the rooster and keeps an eye up to the sky. Every time they see something flying in the sky, she makes this noise to alert my other two hens and then the other two joins her in making the noise and then kind of crouches down. If the thing gets closer, they'll run for cover under a bush or under my patio table or chairs. It's really cute and I was so surprised at how smart these birds are.
For my chicken coop, I covered the whole thing in this plastic chicken wire that I like.
!!!i have a VERY IMPORTANT QUESTOIN--I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS BUT please HELPP!?
HOW do i breathe and type
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you don't you hold your breath while you type
you are not smart enough to do both at the same time you should also avoid the follwing at the same times
Chewing Gum and Walking
walking and Talking
Talking and DOING ANYTHING but standing perfectly still
but yea like some one already said this is the bird section
but thanks for the 2 points - I like easy points
HAVE U CONSIDERED THERAPY?
To funny of a question, LOL
this is the bird section
but very funny!
you cant do both, so dont type anything really long. stop between sentances and breathe. Take a real deep breath if you are gonna type big words.
Good luck. If ya start to turn blue, stop typ ing at once and take a breath .
...
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you don't you hold your breath while you type
you are not smart enough to do both at the same time you should also avoid the follwing at the same times
Chewing Gum and Walking
walking and Talking
Talking and DOING ANYTHING but standing perfectly still
but yea like some one already said this is the bird section
but thanks for the 2 points - I like easy points
HAVE U CONSIDERED THERAPY?
To funny of a question, LOL
this is the bird section
but very funny!
you cant do both, so dont type anything really long. stop between sentances and breathe. Take a real deep breath if you are gonna type big words.
Good luck. If ya start to turn blue, stop typ ing at once and take a breath .
...
A wild parakeet just flew into the cage?
I put my keet's cae outside where the bird feeders where so they could say hi to the sparrows. I left the the cage out for a few hours and came back to find a another parakeet in the cage.
So I have 1 question. (Ok first of all what should I name it? Yes I will take it to the vet to get vaccines and it doesn't have a band on it's leg. She's a girl and she's blue if that helps. So yeah what do I name it?
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This is your story and you're sticking to it, right?
I don't believe it. Sorry. No one would leave parakeets outside for hours with the door open. How else could the other keet get into the cage?
Either someone gave you the parakeet, you found it somewhere, or someone else put the parakeet in the cage. And it's a really bad idea. New birds should always be quarantined away from all other birds for two weeks - during which it should go the vet for it's tests and shots.
If you found it, and really don't know the last owner - you should search through lost ads, and post found ads on Craiglist and Petfinders, and your local newspaper. You should also call all of the area shelters and humane societies and submit a found report.
Someone else may have lost their bird and is looking for it.
how did it get into the cage? And if you left the doors opened, your other parekeet didn't try to escape? hmm... you should name it jaeda!! yay!
First, if the cage door was not open, do you not wonder HOW another bird got into the cage?
When you say WILD parakeet...? are there WILD parakeets where you live. Name it IFFY.
DO NOT ADOPT A WILD BIRD! You call this a %26quot;WILD bird,%26quot; meaning that it belongs in the WILD. Domesticated parakeets are meant to be indoors because they have no idea how to survive in the wild and would die if you set them free. But wild birds would suffer in a cage. They are used to flying free, and will go CRAZY if you stick it in a little cage. Also, you will never be able to tame it. It might have babies that would be left in the nest, defenseless, hungry, and unable to find food. They would die without their mother. PLEASE, I'm begging you, don't imprison one of nature's free birds.
Paco T I sometimes do not agree with you, but this time you are 100% right! If this is really a wild bird it should not be caged! Most likely it will die if you cage it. In addition it may have diseases or parasites that could harm your tame bird.
I also am wonderring how it managed to get into the locked cage.
If it really is wild, please let it return to nature before it is too late .
Sky, that's the name I would definitely give to my parakeet... if I had one. I always loved that name.
this bird probably escaped from its family, got scared, saw your open cage (which im sorry to say isnt a good outdoor idea for a bird) and flew inside. put up fliers saying that you found her. post her on a lost pet website. when small birds fly away, the owners are extremely lucky if they get it back. small domestic birds dont have a very high chance of staying alive on their own, and you should return her to her family. hopefully they will be more careful with their pets.
So I have 1 question. (Ok first of all what should I name it? Yes I will take it to the vet to get vaccines and it doesn't have a band on it's leg. She's a girl and she's blue if that helps. So yeah what do I name it?
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This is your story and you're sticking to it, right?
I don't believe it. Sorry. No one would leave parakeets outside for hours with the door open. How else could the other keet get into the cage?
Either someone gave you the parakeet, you found it somewhere, or someone else put the parakeet in the cage. And it's a really bad idea. New birds should always be quarantined away from all other birds for two weeks - during which it should go the vet for it's tests and shots.
If you found it, and really don't know the last owner - you should search through lost ads, and post found ads on Craiglist and Petfinders, and your local newspaper. You should also call all of the area shelters and humane societies and submit a found report.
Someone else may have lost their bird and is looking for it.
how did it get into the cage? And if you left the doors opened, your other parekeet didn't try to escape? hmm... you should name it jaeda!! yay!
First, if the cage door was not open, do you not wonder HOW another bird got into the cage?
When you say WILD parakeet...? are there WILD parakeets where you live. Name it IFFY.
DO NOT ADOPT A WILD BIRD! You call this a %26quot;WILD bird,%26quot; meaning that it belongs in the WILD. Domesticated parakeets are meant to be indoors because they have no idea how to survive in the wild and would die if you set them free. But wild birds would suffer in a cage. They are used to flying free, and will go CRAZY if you stick it in a little cage. Also, you will never be able to tame it. It might have babies that would be left in the nest, defenseless, hungry, and unable to find food. They would die without their mother. PLEASE, I'm begging you, don't imprison one of nature's free birds.
Paco T I sometimes do not agree with you, but this time you are 100% right! If this is really a wild bird it should not be caged! Most likely it will die if you cage it. In addition it may have diseases or parasites that could harm your tame bird.
I also am wonderring how it managed to get into the locked cage.
If it really is wild, please let it return to nature before it is too late .
Sky, that's the name I would definitely give to my parakeet... if I had one. I always loved that name.
this bird probably escaped from its family, got scared, saw your open cage (which im sorry to say isnt a good outdoor idea for a bird) and flew inside. put up fliers saying that you found her. post her on a lost pet website. when small birds fly away, the owners are extremely lucky if they get it back. small domestic birds dont have a very high chance of staying alive on their own, and you should return her to her family. hopefully they will be more careful with their pets.
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