I know an no Perches it's a disease,u need to look it up,Bad news, cali is losing birds fast! I am afraid off it,its worse than Parvovirus in dogs. I guess I'm trying to ease my mind,or have enough people tell me NO DONT RISK UR BIRDS.
No.
Don't risk your birds.
If it were me in your shoes, I would put a complete stop to bringing in or even interacting with other birds outside my own flock until this newcastle outbreak has run its horrible coarse.
I get it, Christine. The compulsion to rescue, rescue, rescue is a strong one. There will always be birds in need, there will always be another situation to pull at your heartstrings. But you can't do it all.
There have been many needy birds pass through my home. I have overextended and consequently overwhelmed myself before and have learned the hard way that I need to give myself a cap. My limit now is one foster at a time. Otherwise I could easily end up doing more harm than good, and so could you.
It hurts to say no and feels like it goes against everything we as rescuers want to do - feel in out hearts we
need to do. But sitting on our hands is sometimes the best we can do. The birds you have now
must come first.
Newcastle is nothing to sneeze at and 50 finches is a
massive responsibility and commitment. The odds are stacked against this one.
Walk away.