SweetAmber
Walking the driveway
Not my bird. I repeat, not my bird! I was called by a family friend, she had been given a grey and she seemed upset. I got there and was... Shocked. The story was an elderly lady no longer could care for the bird. Supposedly Samantha was 16 and at one time a breeder. She came in a nasty, poopy cardboard box. The small cage with her was solid rust.
The bird herself is badly plucked on her breast. The feathers on her rump, up to between her wings are light colored, almost white. The tail feathers are banged up, looking like barbering and poor nutrition. The bird can not fly. My overall impression of the bird is she is weak, and slightly underweight. She is missing the two back toes on both feet, with the from claws being extremely overgrown even after I clipped them. The bird can not fly, possibly from weakness and lack of exercise. The bird can not stand, her feet ball up and her legs are splayed. Old owner claimed arthritis.
Most disturbingly, her owner apparently fed her fried chicken and egg yolk.
Now I have her set up at her new owners house, in a larger round cage I scrounged up until we can order her a cage. She wanted to climb, but can't seem to so we moved everything into the bottom of the cage. She's on blank newspaper. I prepared a roudybush mash (with food coloring) some chopped carrots and a few seeds to tempt her to eat. I had to leave before I could see how that turned out, it was past dark. I had her set up in another room from her other two birds, with strict quarantine instructions!
Any advice? I want to help save this bird. She will be taken to the vet, just not this week.
How can I make the bird comfortable?
She has an old, round leg band that probably needs removed... But would the numbers off of it help ID the breeder? Is there a way to find the breeder?
It's possible I may end up with the bird, even if I don't I'll do much of the work rehabbing her.
Thank you for your time, I hope the little one makes it!
Edit: Ignore typos, I am half drunk of sleep deprivation.
The bird herself is badly plucked on her breast. The feathers on her rump, up to between her wings are light colored, almost white. The tail feathers are banged up, looking like barbering and poor nutrition. The bird can not fly. My overall impression of the bird is she is weak, and slightly underweight. She is missing the two back toes on both feet, with the from claws being extremely overgrown even after I clipped them. The bird can not fly, possibly from weakness and lack of exercise. The bird can not stand, her feet ball up and her legs are splayed. Old owner claimed arthritis.
Most disturbingly, her owner apparently fed her fried chicken and egg yolk.
Now I have her set up at her new owners house, in a larger round cage I scrounged up until we can order her a cage. She wanted to climb, but can't seem to so we moved everything into the bottom of the cage. She's on blank newspaper. I prepared a roudybush mash (with food coloring) some chopped carrots and a few seeds to tempt her to eat. I had to leave before I could see how that turned out, it was past dark. I had her set up in another room from her other two birds, with strict quarantine instructions!
Any advice? I want to help save this bird. She will be taken to the vet, just not this week.
How can I make the bird comfortable?
She has an old, round leg band that probably needs removed... But would the numbers off of it help ID the breeder? Is there a way to find the breeder?
It's possible I may end up with the bird, even if I don't I'll do much of the work rehabbing her.
Thank you for your time, I hope the little one makes it!
Edit: Ignore typos, I am half drunk of sleep deprivation.
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