Moving my Canaries

[Canary]

Sorry to hear that Brett and Harvey. I have ha dthe same experience in the past. Let me tell you you only want to experience it once.

Did you leave a plasticg egg in the nest with the chick? I have a nest with 1 chick now and I have left a plastic egg in there so that the hen does not sit too tight.

I don't know of any remedy. You just have to put it down to experience. Probably best to euphanase the chick as it won't be able to stand or sit on a perch.


How many eggs has the hen laid now in the new nest?

[Harvey11]

Hi Canary i was hoping you would reply.
The hen has layed 4 eggs in the nest and is sitting on them.
I did not have a plastic egg in the nest.
Can you have a look out the post BB put up about bracing the legs,i think the bandaid idea could be worth a try.
Dad wants to know how to euphanase the canary because he thinks the baby is in pain.

I really don't know what to do,its been a bad few weeks for my baby birds i lost 5 zebras from one nest,and just the other day i lost 1 baby zeb..


Harv,brett

[Canary]

I have never tried to brace the legs. I am not sure how long you would leave it on to see if it works. It is worth a try, but probably up to 1 week.

The only way I know to Euthanase is a quick sharp knife across the neck. I was brought up on a dairy farm and was raised killing chooks and turkeys to eat and having to put down sick cows with a gun. Never pleasant, but better quick than dragging on in pain.

It is a hard lesson, but one that you won't forget unfortunately.

Just have to ook forward to the next nest and chicks.

[jusdeb]

Re Euthanasia ...something I dread but if I ever am in a position where it needs to be done Id ring my vet and ask them to do it .

Re Splayed legs ...I think there is a very small window for home bracing and you would need to do it right , often just giving them something where they can get a grip is enough to get them up .

After they are in trouble for a couple of days a vet would need to assess the situation .

Very sad for you Harvey ...

[maz]

I just had a budgie with splayed legs so have done a mountain of research as well as lots of trial and error, so far I've managed to straighten one leg with the brace system and he's just fledged now, problem with a budgie is they chew the bracing off as quickly as you put it on (little buggers), this one was the youngest chick from a clutch of 3 and I think it was his older nest mates that caused the problem by squashing him. From the research I have done there is a window of opportunity to fix the problem for a short period after they fledge if you haven't been able to fix it while in the nest, the braces seem to do well but the problem I have found is keeping the leg with the correct bend, once they get a bit older though the legs will set rigid so you need to act while they are still flexible.

[Brett]

Bad news we tried to brace the legs but no good,this morning we found the baby dead on the floor.Maybe for the best.

RIP.Little fella

Brett

[Canary]

Brett & Harvey

Sad news indeed.

All you can do is look forward to the next nest of chicks, and all the best with them.

[finchbreeder]

Sorry to hear this. From my experience the problem is more often a smooth nest. I would never use a smooth plastic nest for canarys or budgies. I prefer a wooden box or empty tin with holes in the bottom. And have never had this problem. But those I know who have had tended to have a smooth nest. The wood should not be smooth either. But have a hollow or be well padded so the birds are not actually on the wood but on nesting material. Wood shavings for budgies.
LML

[jusdeb]

The non slip stuff for using under appliances , much the same as the non slip rubber you use to stop mats slipping anyhoo Ive seen on some internet thingy a circle of that used in the bottom of nests to give the babies something to grip onto .

[Diane]

Sorry to hear about your canary Harvey.