Sunday, February 17, 2013

Gotta Question For Big Bird? "Waving"

Young Border Hen Not Quite Ready Yet


Please post this weeks unrelated questions here.

Monday Waving Border

Question: Jean writes: Some of my borders seem to make, from time to time, like a "wave" with one of their wings. Not stretching a wing but just like a slow big wave, if you know what I mean. Any reason for this?

Answer: Not sure I have ever seen the "wave". When coming into breeding condition, you expect the hens to do some flapping but that is both wings. Is the bird stretching? Is it hot and trying to cool itself? Is it frightened when it "waves"? Do you think the birds that wave have an injury? Any balance problems? Any one out their got any ideas?
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM


    Hi Linda,

    Do you have walk-in flights
    in your birdroom? Thankyou, soo
    much for your canary blog!!!

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  2. Linda HoganFebruary 17, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    I do not have any walk-in flights in my birdroom. They are nice.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    Hi Linda,
    Some of my Borders seems to make, from time to time, like a "wave" with one of their wings. Not stretching a wing, but just like a slow big wave, if you know what I mean.
    Any reason for this?

    jean

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    Hi Linda,
    No injury, no balance problems, not hot, not freightened, just a "wave", nothing else wrong with them.

    jean

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    The "wave" is most likely just a cramp. Happens often enough with some birds

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