tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post5600166774223364146..comments2024-03-05T11:38:41.279-08:00Comments on Canary Tales: Slimming Down the CocksLinda Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-76822386217932423952014-07-21T06:55:09.352-07:002014-07-21T06:55:09.352-07:00Hi Linda,
I need urgent assistance please. I have...Hi Linda,<br /><br />I need urgent assistance please. I have a new bird come into my aviary who is obese. As luck would have it, I would really like to breed him to as many hens as possible using the striker method. However because he is overweight he isnt near breeding condition as opposed to my other cock birds. He doesnt even sing! I need to slim him down urgently.. Petamine is not available in South Africa, but I was thinking to feed him a 1/4 boiled egg as a substitute for high protein. I will also house him with one other overweight male in a double breeder with only two high placed perches. Do you think the egg will be good enough to reduce the weight? My birds are normally ready to breed by middle September..<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Shawn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-4256115068049732872009-01-16T03:50:00.000-08:002009-01-16T03:50:00.000-08:00Hi Linda,Quite apart from the birds, I will probab...Hi Linda,<BR/><BR/>Quite apart from the birds, I will probably have to start this low Carb/Petamine diet myself! Having just been to my GP last night, where he informed me that my "fatty liver" (which showed up on some ultarsounds I had done), was like that of a chronic drinker.<BR/>Which was a bit of a shock, considering I drink very rarely and only in knowledgable quantities!<BR/>But back to Canaries! I will certainly try out your diet. To be honest, it hadn't occurred to me to use soluble vitamins to compensate for reduction in food intake.<BR/><BR/>Pleasantly plump is a nice phrase!<BR/>I agree, hens are much better like this at the start of breeding.Crumbly Moisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500159204469170921noreply@blogger.com