BelovedBirds
Crossing the Road
In my town we have a sort of outdoor bird exhibition (supposedly theyre rescues but Ive never liked how open they are to the public, being fed through bars, scared by kids and dogs)- it consists of mainly budgies, canaries, parrots, a few quail- in a large divided aviary.
I hadn't been in a while, but observing the birds yesterday I noticed in the three sections each one had a single pheasant, and in one, a single partridge.
I don't know the breed, it was small, white/cream coloured with red legs. I couldn't see any other partridge.
It looked pretty miserable, hunched up in the corner. Shut down-- I also noticed what looked to be a small absess under one eye, it was unable to fully open the eye.
I think I'll contact the aviary and just ask about this, perhaps flag the concern as they admit they often miss bad health in the birds- but first wanted to know some things.
Any idea what breed it was? (I know nothing about partridge).
Are they okay living like this, alone, but in an aviary with parrots, and a pheasant?
I hadn't been in a while, but observing the birds yesterday I noticed in the three sections each one had a single pheasant, and in one, a single partridge.
I don't know the breed, it was small, white/cream coloured with red legs. I couldn't see any other partridge.
It looked pretty miserable, hunched up in the corner. Shut down-- I also noticed what looked to be a small absess under one eye, it was unable to fully open the eye.
I think I'll contact the aviary and just ask about this, perhaps flag the concern as they admit they often miss bad health in the birds- but first wanted to know some things.
Any idea what breed it was? (I know nothing about partridge).
Are they okay living like this, alone, but in an aviary with parrots, and a pheasant?