Look who just gave himself up.....

This is the spot for you to post anything and everything.
Have a good look at our other available forums before posting.
This will ensure that you post in the appropriate forum.
Post Reply
User avatar
Diane
..............................
..............................
Posts: 7402
Joined: 05 Apr 2009, 14:23
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide

After cleaning out the cages with my young gouldians in, I went to give the chickens the leftover seed. As I reached the chicken pen a few birds flew off, then one came back down and sat there looking at me.

It was a Zebra finch.

I stepped forward expecting him to fly off but he just sat there. So I put out my hand and crouched down and the bird took one hop towards me. I scooped him up and he is now in a quarantine cage.

He felt so thin and his feathers were all over the place! When I put him in the cage with seed and water he spent half an hour at the seed cup! Ive also put in a mixture of egg food and vitamin mix.

Ive treated with him Moxidectin. He will now spend a month or so inside.

He must have been someone pet he seems so tame, not fazed by hands right next to him in the cage. Poor little guy, he must have had a rough ride in the outside world.

Image
Diane
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
Top
User avatar
toothlessjaws
...............................
...............................
Posts: 534
Joined: 25 Apr 2009, 09:54
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Location: melbourne

awwwwwww!

let me know if a cordon hen turns up.
Top
User avatar
Page0044
...............................
...............................
Posts: 1533
Joined: 28 Dec 2008, 22:13
Location: Brisbane
Location: Brisbane
Contact:
Contact Page0044

nice little fella, may be excaped from someone aviary
Cheers
Greg
Top
User avatar
jusdeb
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posts: 9796
Joined: 12 Mar 2009, 19:43
Location: Dubbo, NSW
Location: Western Plains NSW

must have been hungry the poor little bugga
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
David Brent
Top
User avatar
Mickp
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posts: 2809
Joined: 09 Nov 2008, 19:03
Location: Yenda NSW
Location: Yenda NSW

nice catch. little fella cant have been out for long though, not to many birds survive if they escape the aviary
Mick.
Finch addict and rodent hater.
Top
User avatar
Diane
..............................
..............................
Posts: 7402
Joined: 05 Apr 2009, 14:23
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide

toothlessjaws wrote:awwwwwww!

let me know if a cordon hen turns up.
:lol: I wish!

He is so calm in the cage just watches when I change the water and seed. I can even touch him. He does have one interesting habit, his call is so different to the zebs I used to have, he sounds more like a mobile phone!
Diane
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
Top
User avatar
jusdeb
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posts: 9796
Joined: 12 Mar 2009, 19:43
Location: Dubbo, NSW
Location: Western Plains NSW

He may have been someones pet ....I had a lady approach me to take a Zeb out of the nest young and hand rear it for her , she says she has had hand reared Zebs b4 and they make great pets....
Oh my reply , sorry wont even hand rear parrots any more after parenting humans for 26 years Im OVER IT..... :o
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
David Brent
Top
User avatar
Diane
..............................
..............................
Posts: 7402
Joined: 05 Apr 2009, 14:23
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide

jusdeb wrote:Oh my reply , sorry wont even hand rear parrots any more after parenting humans for 26 years Im OVER IT..... :o
:lol: :lol:

My zeb has certainly livened up today. Hes not as keen to be touched. I think he must have been just plain worn out yesterday after his "Big Day Out" and glad of a safe place to park his behind.
Diane
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
Top
tom07

good on you , your doing a good thing good luck with him
Top
User avatar
gomer
...............................
...............................
Posts: 4484
Joined: 23 Nov 2008, 17:41
Location: Victoria
Location: Victoria Australia

Will be interesting if hes just as quite,When he's in good health.
Keeper of Australian Grass Finches
Top
Post Reply

Return to “The Lounge”