Aussie Finch Forum

A quick throw onto a hard surface isn't difficult & is as humane (instant) as any other technique. i do the same to very sick or near dead birds. that is an extremely quick exit. after that i usually walk away either sad or with the shi-s
sad that it had to be done or if the other - another $400 gone!

Forget the $$$$$ it is the best and quickest way .
Garry

If they are unable to cope fine. But I would rather have a pair in opposite avairys not breeding than let them breed young I refuse to dispose of because of lack of market. Can take every 2nd year off breeding to let the market settle. And in my avairys a non flying bird will be provided with lower perching, food etc. Yep I'm a big softee. My Cuban hen lost her foot she has extra wider/flatter perches provides and easier access nests. Fingers crossed she will manage to continue breeding. If not I will then decide what to do.
LML

gomer wrote:I may have to perform a Cervical dislocation on a Bird in the coming week.This bird has a damaged wing and may never fly,I am waiting to see if it comes good,Its not looking to promising at the moment. I dont know if I would like to the the first one to put it on youtube I would imagine alot of people wouldnt understand why this is being preformed.

Just out of interest I have a Diamond that had a damaged wing and couldn't get off the floor of aviary. I didn't have the stomach to knock him off and kept delaying doing something about it until one day I found him on a low perch. Over the next few weeks he seemed to come up with a method to reach the higher perches and now gets around fine.

I looked at doing it today.The poor thing is never going to fly again.Its currently in a cabinet and doing well with what it has to deal with.It wont do to good in the aviary I suppose,and i will have to deal with it on the weekend.What makes it harder is its one of the first lessors I have breed and I was at fault for the injury.

I am not a fan of killing birds whatever the reason...

I can shoot rabbits and foxes and bleed out fish but killing a bird I struggle with (unless its a duck in duck season)

If the birds is ill or severely wonky drowning may be an option but I dont support the killing of healthy birds just because they are the wrong colour,shape or no one will buy them.

Low prices have solved that problem for me.

gomer wrote:I looked at doing it today.The poor thing is never going to fly again.Its currently in a cabinet and doing well with what it has to deal with.It wont do to good in the aviary I suppose,and i will have to deal with it on the weekend.What makes it harder is its one of the first lessors I have breed and I was at fault for the injury.

Gomer,unless the wing is broken and hanging by a thread, i would put a mate in with it with a nesting site and materials etc and let have a go at breeding,you might be surprised with the results.Its not as if it is going to pass on some inherited disease,its only got a damaged wing and it was your fault or give them to someone else to have a go with.Jacks got some nice size cabinets and you guys can work out a deal if he breeds them. Craig

Agree totally Craig - I have a Black rumped double bar who has a wing with the last joint pointing vertically upwards. He was like that when I got him - an injury rather than a genetic deformaty. Anyways paired him up with a hen coming up to three years ago. Over 60 chicks later he is still going strong!!

By the way a hard/concrete floor is my choice also - not nice but responsible!

Greg I suppose the first answer to your initial question is not to breed more than you can sell... i.e. management of the collection. Reduce the chances of having excess birds / old birds by having a strict management procedure. Breeding selection and managing the flock is key.

However there is always the accidentals / damaged birds that do come about even from purpose breeding. If the bird is not in pain, I personally either re-home them to a willing pet home if possible, or keep them. If they have no chance at a comfortable life I will euthanize them.
I also do the same for old birds. If I cannot find a nice garden aviary where someone just wants birds to be pretty and entertaining, then I keep them with me. I don't feel its fair to just put them out of their misery because they no longer breed for me.

Luckily as a hobbyist I can afford to do this. If I keep an old bird for xx extra years I just reduce my breeding stock to accommodate them living in the aviary.

Craig52 wrote:

gomer wrote:I looked at doing it today.The poor thing is never going to fly again.Its currently in a cabinet and doing well with what it has to deal with.It wont do to good in the aviary I suppose,and i will have to deal with it on the weekend.What makes it harder is its one of the first lessors I have breed and I was at fault for the injury.

Gomer,unless the wing is broken and hanging by a thread, i would put a mate in with it with a nesting site and materials etc and let have a go at breeding,you might be surprised with the results.Its not as if it is going to pass on some inherited disease,its only got a damaged wing and it was your fault or give them to someone else to have a go with.Jacks got some nice size cabinets and you guys can work out a deal if he breeds them. Craig

If he wants a go contact me.I also have a spare young cock bird that I was going to sell with it.