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positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet #378293 08/03/09 06:01 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 203 seattle , Wa budgiesrule Friend
budgiesrule Friend Joined: May 2009 Posts: 203 seattle , Wa	hey not sure if you all remember i was at petco and i saw a bird with a twitchy damaged wing and told the manager. he sent it to the vets. anyhow, i was back a week and half later and they put him back that day i was there! he was still twitchy and has permanent damage, and he was just the icing on my cake! anyhow they gave him to me for free cause they knew they wouldn't sell him, anyhow he is now the king of his cage, i had to seperate jack and sally due to jack not liking him at all, but toastie is the funniest little twitchy guy ever. he gets around great, he stretches his wings out, he plays and he has a mate! anyhow the saddest was when he tried to fly and dropped like a stone. i felt horrible but i have padding all over or him. his wings are not growing??? DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR WINGS TO GROW OUT??? anyhow, he is happy happy and so glad i said yes to this cobalt blue english budgie with a twitch. ps. anyone know if he wants to breed if he will have deformed babies or do you think that he was hurt in shipping or being a runt at petco???? thoughts? thanks

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet budgiesrule #378307 08/03/09 12:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,692 upstate NY K kksuns Platinum Star Soulmate
kksuns Platinum Star Soulmate K Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,692 upstate NY	Aww sounds like Toastie is a happy camper You say his wing is damaged? How so? If it is damaged will he be able to use it when his flight feathers grow back? Or will you not know until he does grow his flights back and go from there? His flights should grow back in a month or 2 I think. At least that's how long it took for my guys Sorry, no idea about producing deformed babies. guess that would depend on what caused his deformity in the first place.Whether it was genetics or whether he was hurt during shipping or by other birds at petco picking on him.

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet kksuns #378310 08/03/09 01:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,468 Michigan Jasper's mom Best Friend
Jasper's mom Best Friend Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,468 Michigan	That's wonderful that you took him!! I know he'll have a wonderful life with you and your fids His wing feathers will grow back at the time of his next big molt. Jaspers took a little while and I was so afraid of him breaking them when he only had a few (especially when he had 1 on each wing! )He stayed in the cage alot during that time, lol. Do you have any idea how old he is? Would love to see some pics of him

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet Jasper's mom #378312 08/03/09 02:48 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 2,237 Darkness Soulmate
Darkness Soulmate Joined: May 2008 Posts: 2,237	That's wonderful! I can't wait to see pictures of this lucky guy!

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet Darkness #378313 08/03/09 02:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 959 4 428pm Long Time Friend
428pm Long Time Friend 4 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 959	Budgie are shipped in wide flat boxes about a 1/2metre x 1/2 metre, and pulled out by a hole in the top (often with leather gloves) and put into the cages. There are 50 budgies to a box. This is how they were shipped at the store I worked at, so it is likely it was damaged during travel.

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet 428pm #378323 08/03/09 04:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,692 upstate NY K kksuns Platinum Star Soulmate
kksuns Platinum Star Soulmate K Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,692 upstate NY	Originally Posted By: 428pm Budgie are shipped in wide flat boxes about a 1/2metre x 1/2 metre, and pulled out by a hole in the top (often with leather gloves) and put into the cages. There are 50 budgies to a box. This is how they were shipped at the store I worked at, so it is likely it was damaged during travel. Grrrrr!!!

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet kksuns #378325 08/03/09 05:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 959 4 428pm Long Time Friend
428pm Long Time Friend 4 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 959	I know. Awful. The hamsters were worse though. At least the budgies arent cannibals.

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet budgiesrule #378342 08/03/09 06:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 941 San Diego, CA SweetBirdies Long Time Friend
SweetBirdies Long Time Friend Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 941 San Diego, CA	Originally Posted By: budgiesrule hey not sure if you all remember i was at petco and i saw a bird with a twitchy damaged wing and told the manager. he sent it to the vets. anyhow, i was back a week and half later and they put him back that day i was there! he was still twitchy and has permanent damage, and he was just the icing on my cake! anyhow they gave him to me for free cause they knew they wouldn't sell him, anyhow he is now the king of his cage, i had to seperate jack and sally due to jack not liking him at all, but toastie is the funniest little twitchy guy ever. he gets around great, he stretches his wings out, he plays and he has a mate! anyhow the saddest was when he tried to fly and dropped like a stone. i felt horrible but i have padding all over or him. his wings are not growing??? DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR WINGS TO GROW OUT??? anyhow, he is happy happy and so glad i said yes to this cobalt blue english budgie with a twitch. ps. anyone know if he wants to breed if he will have deformed babies or do you think that he was hurt in shipping or being a runt at petco???? thoughts? thanks i just want to say that he is a lucky bird to have found you to care for him. he sounds like a really special little guy. Bella

Re: positive update on "toastie" special needs pkeet SweetBirdies #378349 08/03/09 07:12 PM
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Caribbean mom :) Unregistered C	As mentioned above the flight feathers will grow back when he has a good molt. That varies for each bird so it's hard to say just how long that should be. Before thinking about letting him breed I would have a vet give him a good once over and explain exactly what his disabilities are and WHY--are the genetic or environmental? I think I personally would avoid any possibility of him breeding until you have talked extensively to a vet.

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