sad day for my son and a word of warning.

[bigfellasdad]

Hi guys.
My youngest son lives with his mother during the week, a month ago one of his 2 budgies was put to sleep due to a very large growth on his wing, my son was heart broken. His mother bought him another budgie to replace and to keep his other budgie in company. His new young bird whilst flying around the conservatory got spooked by something outside and flew straight into a window. The young bird has not been able to stand straight the last 2 days, the avian vet checked for broken bones and all was fine, he gave her a steroid/vitamin booster and everybody has hoped for an improvement this morning. Alas, he is still the same and will be taken back to the vets today as advised.

Gutted.

Im going to have tell my x-wife to not let the birds fly in the conservatory as although the birds love flying around in there, she can keep it safe for them indoors but with so much glass around and no control of what occurs outside the home, accidents, fatal accidents can occur.

 

[itzjbean]

So sorry to hear of your son's recent losses. I too have been through the same thing with the window, had one of my babies fly right into one head on and she didn't make it. Curtains are always advised to cover windows when allowing them to fly around the house.

 

[wrench13]

Aww, I feel bad for both, your son and his birdy.

 

[Scott]

Very sorry to hear of your son's loss followed by an injured budgie. These are the hardest lessons for a kid to learn.

Time and support will hopefully heal whatever is injured. Is the vet avian certified?

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

I am also very heart broken to hear of your son's little budgie..:15:

Even though all of my windows have curtains,and knowing Amy still isn't flying..but with little BB,knowing cockatiels get spooked very easily,I still get a little paranoid,when all of a sudden he takes flight.
Even though I have never had his sleeves shortened,except when the breeder did it prior to him coming home with me,it still makes me nervous.
Even now,when he attempts to fly,he doesn't get air-borne too high,nor does he go any distance, but he still freaks me out when he attempts.

My heart goes out to your boy and his little buddy..:15:



Jim

 

[bigfellasdad]

Quick update. The little nudge is still with us, he's making small progress every day. He still can't perch yet but the vet says he's not in pain. Still hope

 

[bigfellasdad]

Budgie not nudge!

 

[adz1984]

Just curious are the smaller birds more likely to get seriously hurt? as both my birds have flown into windows with zero side effects.. am I just very lucky?

 

[Scott]

Glad to see progress, every day of improvement is an important trend.

 

[Scott]

Just curious are the smaller birds more likely to get seriously hurt? as both my birds have flown into windows with zero side effects.. am I just very lucky?

Good question, really don't know. Larger birds have more impact mass, but their skeletal system/muscles/ligaments are stronger. My guess is the speed and angle of impact is as important as size?

 

[wrench13]

Just curious are the smaller birds more likely to get seriously hurt? as both my birds have flown into windows with zero side effects.. am I just very lucky?

Good question, really don't know. Larger birds have more impact mass, but their skeletal system/muscles/ligaments are stronger. My guess is the speed and angle of impact is as important as size?

This, more then size or weight. A hard head on smack into a window , at full bore flying, is gonna hurt any bird, parrot or otherwise. My Dad used to have a BIG piture window , with flower pots and plants around all 4 sides inside, and we used to have lots of starlings and sparrows and bluejays crashing into it and dieing. He eventually put some sheer curtans up and it stopped happening.

 

[GaleriaGila]

So terribly sorry for your son, and for his loss and trauma (and yours, and the birds').
Thank you for sharing your grief with us. I hope that, as the saying goes, a burden shared is a burden lightened.