All Entries Tagged With: "Infertility"
Cocks unwell and not Hens and Vice Versa
“Going light” – two examples of sound procedural advice on what are mysterious problems for even the most experienced of us.
Pairing Up Techniques
Techniques that experienced fanciers associate with the introduction of the individual partners to one another
The Influential Effects of Artificial Lighting
After a few weeks it became obvious that breeding was poor and the question was – Why?. The old birdroom was breeding at the same time and producing good numbers of chicks as usual. In the new room, infertility abounded and what chicks there were, were not being fed properly. Dead tiny chicks appeared regularly.
Budgerigar Health Part 3 of 5 – Self Diagnosis
For breeders, an ability to detect the first signs of an illness is essential as many budgerigar diseases are rapidly fatal with the best quality show birds often being the first to die. Changes in the behaviour or physical appearance of an individual bird may indicate the beginning of an illness or an inherent weakness. [...]
Budgerigar Health Part 2 of 5 – Medicine Selection
Sick birds are given their best chance of being saved by adding an appropriate medicine into the ER/Quik Gel formula and administering it directly by crop needle.
At the same time, whilst waiting for the final outcome of veterinary tests, adding Quik Gel to the drinking water may temporarily protect healthy in-contact birds.
