New Canary
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 2:11 am
new canary female
store clerk had said she was laying a lot of eggs.
She laid 1 yesterday.
flying back and forth in her cage hopping up and down flying across almost constantly in the morning yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon taking a bath afterwards wings close to her body and 1 wing look a little bloody on top and could no longer fly.
Standard bath use for all birds. Smooth sides, no sharp edges.
Vet said slight fracture of 1 wing.
She is now in small travel cage which vet said to leave her in while she heals.
But she is constantly hopping back and forth and flapping her wings.
Only when eating does she stop moving.
I read online fractures common in older birds but she is of laying age.
Also possible due to calcium deficiency which could be due to all the egg laying.
No egg today.
I started her on calcium plus.
How much calcium?
I'm new in my town, so it was a new vet. She just said the wing must have been caught on the cage but it wasn't she wasn't listening. It happened in the bird bath, it is a little small tho 2-3 society finches can fit in it.Jst hitting the side of the bird bath with her wing shouldn't have caused a fracture tho. I've used this same bath when I had canary long ago and never any problem. She was in almost a state of shock after the bath.
The wing doesn't look droopy and she has a good appetite.
Why can't she stay still? She is Constantly hopping between perch and food dish.
She sometimes flaps her wings even tho there is nowhere for her to fly in the travel cage.
Found online usually takes 10 days for a simple fracture to heal.
I put a nest in this afternoon but except for a couple of pecks at it she is avoiding it.
Anything I can do to help her settle and calm down.
I love an active bird but she seems agitated and she's supposed to be giving wing time to heal.
Pic below
store clerk had said she was laying a lot of eggs.
She laid 1 yesterday.
flying back and forth in her cage hopping up and down flying across almost constantly in the morning yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon taking a bath afterwards wings close to her body and 1 wing look a little bloody on top and could no longer fly.
Standard bath use for all birds. Smooth sides, no sharp edges.
Vet said slight fracture of 1 wing.
She is now in small travel cage which vet said to leave her in while she heals.
But she is constantly hopping back and forth and flapping her wings.
Only when eating does she stop moving.
I read online fractures common in older birds but she is of laying age.
Also possible due to calcium deficiency which could be due to all the egg laying.
No egg today.
I started her on calcium plus.
How much calcium?
I'm new in my town, so it was a new vet. She just said the wing must have been caught on the cage but it wasn't she wasn't listening. It happened in the bird bath, it is a little small tho 2-3 society finches can fit in it.Jst hitting the side of the bird bath with her wing shouldn't have caused a fracture tho. I've used this same bath when I had canary long ago and never any problem. She was in almost a state of shock after the bath.
The wing doesn't look droopy and she has a good appetite.
Why can't she stay still? She is Constantly hopping between perch and food dish.
She sometimes flaps her wings even tho there is nowhere for her to fly in the travel cage.
Found online usually takes 10 days for a simple fracture to heal.
I put a nest in this afternoon but except for a couple of pecks at it she is avoiding it.
Anything I can do to help her settle and calm down.
I love an active bird but she seems agitated and she's supposed to be giving wing time to heal.
Pic below