Very, very bad news....

[finchmix22]

Dante,
I am so sorry to hear you lost your new zebras. I hope you can get the situation under control and redevelop your breeding pairs.

[DanteD716]

Thanks Deborah... Thinking about pairing up the offspring from the remaining pairs & use the empty cages for gouldians

[30 Seconds to Bob]

Sorry to hear about your losses, Dante. It doesn't take much with little birds - could have been something stupid. They could have caught a wiff of something that killed them. A few years back I had a canary die when my daughter (13 at the time) painted her nails a few feet away from one of the cages. She knows better now not to do that. Did he spray any pesticides, use any aerosole cleaners, air fresheners? Cologne? Bob

[Diana]

Zebras should be good with heat. Unless they were left under direct sunshine with no shade.
I am sorry for the little ones death!

[Teresa]

I'm so sorry for your loss Dante.

[Lisa]

That's terrible news

I agree there is probably an unknown factor in this for 4 birds to suddenly drop dead at once. So sorry to hear this

[Nanajennie]

Oh I am so sorry

Hopefully it was just a fluke... Good luck! ugh

[kcdozy]

Sorry for your loss Dante. I got some society finches years ago and after about 3-4 days a few died and several others looked really bad. I use water tubes and realized that the new birds did not figure out where the water was. I put an open dish of water in the cage and dipped their beaks in it and they drank like crazy.
When ever I ship birds now I tell people to provide an open dish of water-seed and spray millet. Also ask them to put a heat lamp next to a perch for a few days in case anyone is stressed out that they can get some heat.
Another friend of mine shipped some birds once to someone and they started to look really bad and some died. The buyer feed his birds pellets and no seed and these birds had never been exposed to pellets so they starved to death.

[DanteD716]

Sorry to hear about your losses, Dante. It doesn't take much with little birds - could have been something stupid. They could have caught a wiff of something that killed them. A few years back I had a canary die when my daughter (13 at the time) painted her nails a few feet away from one of the cages. She knows better now not to do that. Did he spray any pesticides, use any aerosole cleaners, air fresheners? Cologne? Bob

nope, must have just be er n a freak accident ik guessing. Sorry about the canary, these birds are so sensitive!

[DanteD716]

Diana that's what I thought. But they aren't next to windows or anything at all

@Lisa thanks Lisa

@Nanajennie thanks Jennie

[DanteD716]

Sorry for your loss Dante. I got some society finches years ago and after about 3-4 days a few died and several others looked really bad. I use water tubes and realized that the new birds did not figure out where the water was. I put an open dish of water in the cage and dipped their beaks in it and they drank like crazy.
When ever I ship birds now I tell people to provide an open dish of water-seed and spray millet. Also ask them to put a heat lamp next to a perch for a few days in case anyone is stressed out that they can get some heat.
Another friend of mine shipped some birds once to someone and they started to look really bad and some died. The buyer feed his birds pellets and no seed and these birds had never been exposed to pellets so they starved to death.

Thanks and I audio made that mistake with water tubes before ! I lost a couple societies. Btw.. Several breeders in my area got owls from you.. Beautiful birds!!!!!

[monotwine]

Shame. You will never know the cause. So sorry you lost these birds.

[DanteD716]

Shame. You will never know the cause. So sorry you lost these birds.

I know, but I try not letting it get me down. On the bright side I still have 2 healthy pairs thank you!

[Perfex]

So sorry to hear, Dante. Very sad.

[EyesofFreedom]

Sorry for your loss Dante