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Sick or injured Greenfinch (1 Viewer)
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Saphire
Christine
Yuko, its the first time I have seen the bird in this condition or any birds. I hope in some ways its an injury and not the greenfinch desease as I will have to stop feeding which is what I don't want to have to do.
I have had 4 baby robins at the feeder today and would hate to have to stop feeding them.
I have had 4 baby robins at the feeder today and would hate to have to stop feeding them.
Yuko
Well-known member
Dear,Challenging green finch,babies and mam Saphire
Well,I think the Daven's see is helpful...especially I take on the natural injury at birth.
I've seen doves with single foot time by time in my town,and they usually look good in shape,fly as like the other birds and sit on a branch or line without effort.
Wings!
I just murmur when I see the kind of birds.
Since I'm not a VET or specialist, I'm not a suitable person for talking bird disease deeply, but I hope you can feed your baby birds(and the finch also,if possible) with peace of mind.
If the cause was epidemic, you may get acceptable infromation from the wild animal office of your region.
Additionally,we may need some more voices of matured birder of this forum...
Well,I think the Daven's see is helpful...especially I take on the natural injury at birth.
I've seen doves with single foot time by time in my town,and they usually look good in shape,fly as like the other birds and sit on a branch or line without effort.
Wings!
I just murmur when I see the kind of birds.
Since I'm not a VET or specialist, I'm not a suitable person for talking bird disease deeply, but I hope you can feed your baby birds(and the finch also,if possible) with peace of mind.
If the cause was epidemic, you may get acceptable infromation from the wild animal office of your region.
Additionally,we may need some more voices of matured birder of this forum...
Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
It looks like it is missing it's eye on this side as well. It looks much more like it's been injured rather than sick - a narrow escape from a cat or Sparrowhawk perhaps.
EDIT - just had another look at the photo, there is clearly a hind claw present so it doesn't look like it's lost the whole foot, maybe just a couple of toes. It could be keeping that foot up because it's painful at the moment but with the help of your feeding, it might make a good recovery.
EDIT - just had another look at the photo, there is clearly a hind claw present so it doesn't look like it's lost the whole foot, maybe just a couple of toes. It could be keeping that foot up because it's painful at the moment but with the help of your feeding, it might make a good recovery.
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Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
Actually, having had another look at the photo, I'm no longer sure about the eye. I'd still be inclined to go for injury rather than illness though.
deborah4
Well-known member
Matted wet plumage around the eye and beak is a symptom of Trich.
Birds can continue to eat until very late in the illness, so the fact it is feeding isn't necessarily helpful.
Both feet are either deformed or cankerous.
I'd take all the feeders down for a few weeks and properly disinfect the whole area just to be on the safe side.
Birds can continue to eat until very late in the illness, so the fact it is feeding isn't necessarily helpful.
Both feet are either deformed or cankerous.
I'd take all the feeders down for a few weeks and properly disinfect the whole area just to be on the safe side.
Saphire
Christine
Hi Deborah, I was going to take the feeder down but decided instead to have a rotation of two feeders. I only feed a cupful of food in one feeder so when thats gone usually within a couple of hours I put up the other feeder which is ready and clean to replace it, rotating them with each feed. The greenfinch's eye above looks better today the feathers are starting to grow back, so maybe it was and injury after all.
Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
Interesting what Deborah said, she may of course be right. If you can keep track of the Greenfinch you might be able to tell one way or the other, as I don't know if Greenfinches ever recover from Trich when they've got it. And if other birds start showing symptoms then that's a sure-fire sign of course.
KnockerNorton
Well-known member
It looks like bird pox. There's definitely something over the eye, and there are claws missing on the foot, which looks swollen. Bird pox affects both these areas, leading to the loss of toes and feet and warts on the head. There's nothing you can do - it's highly contagious, but you can't protect against it.
Yuko
Well-known member
After reading your comment, I visited a few website serves avian pox info.
I could reach the USGS and they say the control methods for the diseas varies by areas. Do you see this case need assistance of officials?Could you let me know if you had some idea of adequate counter to consult the case in the UK?
Yuko
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