[header] How to treat infections in hawk headed parrots [title] Check if your bird is cold or has a fever. [step] If your bird is cold, it will fluff its feathers out to keep warm. If it has a fever, it will pull its wings out away from itself to try to cool off its body.
[header] How to treat infections in hawk headed parrots [title] Check if your bird is cold or has a fever. [step] If your bird is cold, it will fluff its feathers out to keep warm. If it has a fever, it will pull its wings out away from itself to try to cool off its body.
It should be able to speak or contemplate, so if you suspect a sick bird has got a fever, it will be alert and try to speak. If the bird is out by itself, it will suddenly change to someone else and that person might be infected. You can check your bird's temperature with your thermometer or by scratching a particularly warm spot on its body with your thumbs. If you don't get an accurate reading, your bird is sick. [substeps] This process may take an hour or two to recover. [title] Identify a cold bird if it is breathing heavily. A cold bird needs to be kept warm, while a bird with a fever shouldn't be provided with heat. [substeps] If your bird has a fever, take it to the vet as soon as possible.