I found this morning a dead young gouldian hen. She was about six months old and she was fine yesterday. Next to her was an egg. Can hens die from laying eggs....
How large are your aviaries? Like I said in my last e-mail on this subject, I would never put larger hookbills with finches, not even in the largest of...
Hens can suffer egg binding and die when they are unable to absorb enough calcium from their diets. Birds kept indoors and out of direct sunshine ( which can...
Dr. Abbate and list, I read the word "toxoplasmosis" and I translate this word to mean toxic-plasma or poison in the blood. Is this correct? I wonder if the...
Karen, I am sooo jealous of your huge aviary. I keep my birds in the living room and dining room with me, too, but don't have an aviary built. Maybe that...
Wow.. Shot through glass! I have always had a fear of shooting through glass so my "photobox" has a whole cut in it for the lense. Although I did get a few...
I have a friend who is a professional photographer. He suggested putting frosted glass on the top and one side of the aquarium or box and lighting from the...
Hi everybody, I may have done a bad thing today? I did my first nest check for my BH pair of Gouldians. I happily found 6 eggs, but niether bird has gone...
I am trying to understand why people would do such a thing as mixing birds, I am wondering what the logic is, not because I am interested in doing myself....
One of my hens wont seem to STOP laying eggs - how can I get her to stop???? I moved her to a flight with no nests and she still will not stop laying eggs. I...
Tonda, My birds are in a community setting. I'm very careful to make sure they are never with birds that might be aggressive to each other. I do have lots...
No she is in a flight with my December babies. I didnt think she would lay eggs without any nests? So I should put her in a cage all by herself? ... From:...
... From: juan martin Date: 07/02/05 19:24:35 To: GPA101911@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [GPA101911] MIXING THE BIRDS Hi Kim I won't mix parrakeets with...
I think that if you are worried about her you should put her with other hens for company but no males. If hens won't stop laying, sometimes this is all you can...
Try cutting back on the amount of egg food ( protein) in her diet and slightly the amount of hours she is exposed to sunshine or full spectrum lighting. ...
Ok I'll try that also thanks! ... From: Jadestar09@... To: GPA101911@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [GPA101911] One of...
Brenda, I've recently done the same thing to my split blue gouldian pair. I saw them sitting so tight for so long, I wanted to make sure they were alive in...
Hi Paul, This is the first time this pair has had eggs for me. In fact, I can't be possitive that they laid eggs before I got them, so it may have been a...
Hello Brenda, In reference to the food, I was buying food that was supposed to be finch food that was comperable to L'avian. It was cheaper and it was a...
Thanks. You have some great suggestions. Sheila Gordon/Palm Springs, California Breeder of Silkies, Serama, Gouldians, Societies Parrotlets, Rosie Bourkes,...
Some great ideas Sandy, thank you very much. You got the lava rock in. like, Petsmart? Cheryl in NJ Hi Sheila, I just have a couple ideas but one might...
Hi Cheryl, I think we found it at walmart. That was a long time ago so I'm not sure -it's used for landscaping. It's a pretty natural brownish red color Sandy ...
I have a one year old male Gould who has had one eye slowly getting puffy and closed for a week or so. It is not runny - more dried up looking than wet. It's...
I wouldn't want to buy something that's toxic, but that sounds like an awesome idea. I can never catch up the birds to do nails. Cheryl in NJ Hi Cheryl, I...
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