squeeker question

[symbro]

i have a squeeker.  he is rather old and his wattle is starting to turn white.  i have him in isolation.  he squeeks alot when i handle him for his doses.  however lately his squeek has sounded very similiar to a goose or something.  almost like a childs voice cracking

squeek squeek  squeooowck sqooowck squeek

 

i never heard a bird do this.  usually when i see them they just stop squeeking all together.  

 

symbro

 

i know there wasnt an actually question i just need advise about the situation

[Guest]

I think there are two seperate 'bits' in there, Symbro.  

 

The bit about 'squeeking all the time you handle the bird'.

 

The 'squak' bit.

 

What age is the bird, and what are you doing to it when it is squeeking and squaking?

[symbro]

his wattle is turning white.  should be the age to fly.

 

this bird was not eating correctly and is way under wieght.  i am hand feeding it seed to bring up its wieght.  basically it squeeks b/c i am feeding it.  however it also precives me as an threat.

 

therefore

squeek - food

squeek - threat

 

i am worried about a respitory infection.  i just need to know if anyone has heard of this change of "voice"

[Guest]

Maybe something simple like small stuff going down the wrong way, Symbro.

 

Put the beak to your ear and listen. Hear any unusual sound?

 

Spread each wing and have a look at the primaries and  secondaries. See anything unusual?

[Guest shadow]

My personal opinion is if you are having to hand feed it and its wattles are turning white it will always be a weakling and will never make any thing. send it on.

[jimmy white]

their" voice" does change when its at the stage where its in between a coo, and a squeak, but thats for a very short time ,, that, to me, does not sound like that, it sounds more like the bird is" ill " and will never make a decent pigeon, and should not be with the rest of the birds, sorry

[Guest]

He has the bird in isolation, Jimmy, and I agree with you and Shadow that it looks as if its days are numbered.

 

But I'd like to know what symptoms this bird is showing to give others a chance to know what to look out for... as you both will see from the many posts in the health forum, many beginners (me too) can't really tell if the bird is ill or not.

 

My questions to Speight might have appeared silly or a put-down - not my intention - I'm particularly interested to know if this bird has a 'rattle' and a particular type of feather damage, usually in the primaries of one wing, might help confirm this bird has 'a' viral infection... but I didn't want to say as much as, in my opinion, it plants stuff in the brain which might affect what you actually see and hear with the bird in hand.

[Guest shadow]

you don't really need to know any other symptons the bird is a weakling and weaklings NEVER do any good. If a bird does not thrive like its nest mates dispose of them asap

 

Quality not quantity

[jimmy white]

i understand what your saying bruno, and i also like to know the why,s hows and whats about illneses, but have found out by experience, with a yb not having a good[ perfect]start in life, they will never make it.these weaklings are open to all sorts of secondry third etc etc infections, you would never find out what was wrong with it, one of the many infections would kill it, so really your just playing with fire, trying to " bring it on" shadow is blunt with his answer, but perfectly honest,