I am really worried about my chick. The breeder says these are heat boils and will fade away and has asked us to give 10ml of tender coconut water daily.
Do you have pictures of these 'spots'? None of us are avian vets, so if you are truly concerned, I'd highly recommend getting your baby to an avian vet. The sooner the better.
we will be taking him to the vet but am really nervous about it.Just wanted to know whether anyone else has had similar issue.
have attached a pic of the spots
Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)
He is just 30 days old.Apart from these spots there is no problem.
He eats on time, empties his crop normally and does stuff just like any other normal chick.
If you look at the link Wendy posted, at day 30, the baby in the picture looks chubby and large. Your baby doesn't look plump enough. Are you sure you're feeding it the proper amount?
Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)
He is just 30 days old.Apart from these spots there is no problem.
He eats on time, empties his crop normally and does stuff just like any other normal chick.
I'd still have a vet check it out ASAP, but as long as he's gaining weight, and eating normally, and the crop is emptying, what ever this is does not appear on its face to be a life threatening condition.
But baby birds are such fragile things, that I'd get it checked anyway.
Thanks everyone
Finally I was able to gather some courage and took our lil baby to the vet. She has confirmed that these are heat boils and prescribed a cream to be applied on the boils and continue giving him coconut water.
I am currently feeding him zupreem embrace plus formula and earlier v kept in a basket with a openīng so that he can be warm.But now as per the vets advise I have chnged him to a cage wit a thick layer of cotton cloth as the base.
just hope these spots disappear soon
Hopefully the cream works! Is your vet an avian vet?
How much is he eating per day at the moment? What temperature is his food? How much weight is he gaining per day?
Remember that at that age, he should still be kept in a brooder with the temperature at around 30'C/86'F.
Sorry for all the questions!
Edit: I just thought I'd add, I've never heard of heat boils before. Did the vet take any skin swabs? If not, I'd highly suggest insisting on one, just to make sure it's not something sinister like avian pox.
He takes about 100 cc of formula thrice a day, every 8 hours. And I try to maintain the temperature close to 105 F. He is gaining about 25gms daily.
I don't have a brooder, so I have placed him a warm room
I had used this same room to hand raise my umbrella cockatoo, hanhs macaw and eclectus
They never seemed to have any issue.
My vet did nt take any samples but has told us to visit her next week for examination.
Also now as per my vets advise I am maintaing the room close to 25'C
I know nothing about hand feeding but that link that was posted stated a 30 day old chick eating 100 cc of formula FOUR times a day. That is a lot more than you are feeding yours.
How much does yours weigh?
That's a poor breeder not to know hatch dates.
When did you get your baby?
You need to feed the baby more frequently. Young animals require so much to grow they get fed by their parents many times through the day.
I've never hand fed a bird, but baby kittens and horses. Same theories apply. They decrease feedings as they get older. Not at the age you have now.
Next tym I will be more careful while choosing a breeder.
I got him only 3 days back. Before that the breeder would regularly send pics to us showing his progress.
Only aftr I got him.... I realised he had these spots already in those pics which I failed to realise.
But I din want to gv him back as I was already attached to him.
Will start feeding four times a day from now on
I think the high temperature could be the problem here! Hopefully now that the temperature has been lowered a bit, you'll have more luck. Your chick looked a bit dehydrated in the photo you posted, which is a sign that the temperature is too high.
I agree with feeding 4 times a day. If you notice that the crop hasn't completely emptied in the morning, decrease the feed amount to 80ccs four times a day.