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I was lucky to have walked into my room at that time.. I heard shuffling on the bottom of the cage and saw that my female had been attacking my male... he was on the floor on his side, not moving. I picked him up right away and his face was covered in blood. She plucked all the feathers around his beak and forehead...

I cleaned the blood best I could with some water and I put him in a cage with his son for now (they get along just fine) since I have no other cages... He's moving around now, and just decided to perch at the top, but there's still some blood.
I don't want to risk any infections or anything and I wasn't sure what to do so I just cleaned with water...

Is there anything I should know, or something else I should be doing?

The help would be much appreciated.
It kills me to see my baby boy like this.

If it were me, I would add a broad spectrum antibiotic such as ornacyn or ornacycline to the drinking water as well as some fast dissolving B12 for a few days. As I don't believe you can get that in Canada however, maybe a bit of neosporin or similar antiseptic ointment may be ok to apply. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Heat is always good, as is peace and quiet for a while. Good luck. Bob

Hi Nadia, sorry to hear of your bird's injuries!

If there is an actual, visible wound, a dot of neosporin should be all right. If you decide to give oral antibiotics, do one or the other, not both.

Like Bob suggested, heat is a good idea. Even a simple desk lamp is enough to provide extra warmth, just make sure the birds have space to get away from it if they need to. Egg food is also a good idea - protein to help replace the blood he lost. Keep a very close eye on his son - even though they have gotten along ok in the past, sometimes an injured, weak bird can cause another to try to drive him off.

Hope he does all right!

Hi Nadia,
Lucky for him you caught it in time, do what others have said. No worries he'll be fine
lou

Hey Nadia, I love green singers and I know how fiesty they can be too. I think what everbody else recommended was a good idea. you can pick up the onacycline(tetracycline for birds) at petsmart. I don't thi nk petco would see it. Glad you walked in when you did. hope he's doing well. -Tammy