Humidity

[Geordie]

Could the cause of my birds eye and throat problems be the lack of humidity in the room? Should I get a heater that puts out some steam or something?

[Sally]

Sorry you haven't gotten any help with your problems, Geordie. Our resident Java expert, kenny, hasn't been on in a long time--he always had an answer for Javas, had years of experience with them. Is it really dry in your house? I have a bird room for the breeding birds, which need lots of humidity, so I keep a humidifier going in there 24/7, but I don't know that it is needed so much for nonbreeding birds. It probably wouldn't hurt to try it, though.

[Geordie]

It can be really dry in their room sometimes, but most of the time it is pretty well balanced, depends on the season though, winter is dry and summertime is humid, they always have the heater in their cage and I will often leave the window open (their cage is right in front of the window) in order to give them some fresh air. Unfortunately Tokyo does not have one of the best records for clean air and dust is a problem so that's why I keep their cage really clean, a good scrub every 2-3 days.

Anyway, the eyedrops might finally be working, Raffs eye seems to be getting slightly better and I increased the heat a tad in the cage, lets see how it goes before his next health check, and aye, where is kenny when you need him

[Fancie Flight]

I know nothing about your birds but hope they get beter soon, I would put something in there, I use waterfountains in my bird room.

[Geordie]

I built a rock pool for them with pebbles, shells & coral that I collected from a beach, put a small fountain (with water filter) in the middle, they love it, judging by the time they spend in the water I sometimes wonder if they are some kind of mutant fish rather than Javas