Hi,
My budgies have never been particularly active. This is largely due to one of my budgies, Kiwi, having been bred as a show budgie. He is considerably bigger than my other bird Sky who was raised in an aviary. I do not believe that Kiwi ever learnt how to fly properly either, as his flying has never been the best.
Kiwi has since had coccidia in his gut, which I have treated using medicine from the vet more than once, however his droppings have been wet and sometimes smelly for quite a while. Recently, he has started coughing, which varies from day to day.
I have been trying to get him to lose weight by putting them on Harrison’s pellets (changed from a seed diet as prescribed by an avian vet) and leaving their food outside for the majority of the day.
When I am training Kiwi, he is reluctant to fly longer distances for food, is there a way that I could improve Kiwi’s flying?
Thanks,
Skiwis
My budgies have never been particularly active. This is largely due to one of my budgies, Kiwi, having been bred as a show budgie. He is considerably bigger than my other bird Sky who was raised in an aviary. I do not believe that Kiwi ever learnt how to fly properly either, as his flying has never been the best.
Kiwi has since had coccidia in his gut, which I have treated using medicine from the vet more than once, however his droppings have been wet and sometimes smelly for quite a while. Recently, he has started coughing, which varies from day to day.
I have been trying to get him to lose weight by putting them on Harrison’s pellets (changed from a seed diet as prescribed by an avian vet) and leaving their food outside for the majority of the day.
When I am training Kiwi, he is reluctant to fly longer distances for food, is there a way that I could improve Kiwi’s flying?
Thanks,
Skiwis