We have lost 2 of 3 cockatiel chicks from the same cluth over the past 4 days. I have no idea what the cause is. All seemed well, they were eating and gaining as normal and seemed very healthy.
The first to pass was the youngest baby. I had pulled them from the brooder for feeding and they were running all over whining for food as baby tiels are notorious for doing. The youngest started thrashing about so I picked it up and it's neck shot back and it was gone. I had suspected that possibly one of the bigger chicks had injured it and buried the baby with a heavy heart but high hopes for the other two.
The second youngest was next, not the following day but the day after that. I went to the brooder to give them their afternoon feeding and it had passed, it's neck also was in a strange position. I noticed that it's toungue was greyish (not sure if that means anything).
I don't see any symptoms of yeast with these babies and the remaining baby seems perfectly normal? The parents are not showing any sign of illness at all. Droppings are all normal, no vomitting ect...
I will be making an appt at the vet in the morning for the remaining baby. I want to have some bloodwork done to look for any sign of illness or disease. My priority right now is to save the remaining baby.
The other baby that I am just weaning is fine as well no sign of illness. I am wondering if it is just this clutch. The hen laid weird, and two of the eggs were DIS. I am hoping that perhaps they just didn't devolop right, or that it is something simple and easy to treat like yeast.
ANy input is appreciated, as well as things I can take to the vet, questions to ask ect...
Thank you!
The first to pass was the youngest baby. I had pulled them from the brooder for feeding and they were running all over whining for food as baby tiels are notorious for doing. The youngest started thrashing about so I picked it up and it's neck shot back and it was gone. I had suspected that possibly one of the bigger chicks had injured it and buried the baby with a heavy heart but high hopes for the other two.
The second youngest was next, not the following day but the day after that. I went to the brooder to give them their afternoon feeding and it had passed, it's neck also was in a strange position. I noticed that it's toungue was greyish (not sure if that means anything).
I don't see any symptoms of yeast with these babies and the remaining baby seems perfectly normal? The parents are not showing any sign of illness at all. Droppings are all normal, no vomitting ect...
I will be making an appt at the vet in the morning for the remaining baby. I want to have some bloodwork done to look for any sign of illness or disease. My priority right now is to save the remaining baby.
The other baby that I am just weaning is fine as well no sign of illness. I am wondering if it is just this clutch. The hen laid weird, and two of the eggs were DIS. I am hoping that perhaps they just didn't devolop right, or that it is something simple and easy to treat like yeast.
ANy input is appreciated, as well as things I can take to the vet, questions to ask ect...
Thank you!