CrazyBirdLady
New member
- Aug 13, 2010
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- Parrots
- Two male cockatiels; Sunshine and Pineapple
Hi everyone!
First of all, I want to start of by saying that I'm actually Parrotqueen. This may be extremely hard to believe, and that's perfectly understandable. I requested my password and it never came; I even looked in the 'Junk' folder, and nothing was there. If I remember correctly, I think I even contacted the Admin of this matter. Sorry I've been gone for so long... it's sad that I missed MPW's birthday yesterday because of all this!
Anyway, as the title states; I have a lot of drama going on around here and a lot of questions.
I see that during my absence, there has been a lot of debating and questioning about subjects like diseases and quarantine. Now, I'm very scared as some of these things are news to me. I bought two new chickens a few days ago, and I completely spaced. I forgot to quarantine... and they're living just under the quail. I'm worried that I may have just endangered my quail, my chickens, and my cockatiels. That begs the question, can disease be transmitted from something as seemingly insignificant as a small down feather? Do I really have to change my clothes and shower?
Do I really have to quarantine for an entire month? Really??
While I was cleaning the new birds' pen, I was holding their dirty water bowl. It had some poo in it, and one of the other freeranging chickens jumped up and ended up consuming a miniscule amount of it (and luckily, she spit out the rest). Unfortunately, one o the chicks is looking sickly today. Is it likely she could pick up whatever my new silkie might have?
And now, the quail that once had bumblefoot is favoring her foot again. It looks a little moist, and a little puffy. Could it be-- her infection came back?
Thanks in advance, and please excuse the long post.
First of all, I want to start of by saying that I'm actually Parrotqueen. This may be extremely hard to believe, and that's perfectly understandable. I requested my password and it never came; I even looked in the 'Junk' folder, and nothing was there. If I remember correctly, I think I even contacted the Admin of this matter. Sorry I've been gone for so long... it's sad that I missed MPW's birthday yesterday because of all this!
Anyway, as the title states; I have a lot of drama going on around here and a lot of questions.
I see that during my absence, there has been a lot of debating and questioning about subjects like diseases and quarantine. Now, I'm very scared as some of these things are news to me. I bought two new chickens a few days ago, and I completely spaced. I forgot to quarantine... and they're living just under the quail. I'm worried that I may have just endangered my quail, my chickens, and my cockatiels. That begs the question, can disease be transmitted from something as seemingly insignificant as a small down feather? Do I really have to change my clothes and shower?
Do I really have to quarantine for an entire month? Really??
While I was cleaning the new birds' pen, I was holding their dirty water bowl. It had some poo in it, and one of the other freeranging chickens jumped up and ended up consuming a miniscule amount of it (and luckily, she spit out the rest). Unfortunately, one o the chicks is looking sickly today. Is it likely she could pick up whatever my new silkie might have?
And now, the quail that once had bumblefoot is favoring her foot again. It looks a little moist, and a little puffy. Could it be-- her infection came back?
Thanks in advance, and please excuse the long post.
