introduction | rescue reports | photo gallery Rescue Reports [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [07] [08] [09] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Rescue 01: Parkhurst Farm (Shed 2): Four birds removed all euthanized Five rescue team members entered Shed 2 at nine pm and stayed in the shed for approximately twelve minutes. Our video light was faulty so we only spent a short time in the shed investigating a small area. Construction of the shed was not finished and we easily gained access through a door that had no handle or lock on it. The fans were on, the lights were on and the floor area was basically covered with birds that were five weeks old. Upon entering the shed we saw a couple dead bodies, and also a bird who appeared to have just died, but then this bird slightly moved. Her eyes were glazed over and she was comatose, near death, we gently picked her up to take her to a vet. We saw several birds that were crippled and rescued three of these. One was flapping her wings repeatedly to maintain balance, she was unable to walk and she also had bloody sores on the ends of her wings and rubbed raw patches under them from the flapping. Another had a twisted and upside down head who was somewhat smaller than the others in the shed, as was the bird that was flapping. We believe this lower weight is indicative of impaired access to food due to their illness and crippling deformities. The fourth bird we rescued was larger and heavier in weight, but only able to take one or two steps then she would collapse down. We removed all these birds to a sanctuary and gave them water, they were all very dehydrated, especially the first three. After 24 hours of nursing care and being given some water the comatose bird was able to stand for a few seconds. We took them to the Springvale Avian vet and all four birds were euthanized. photo: noah hannibal / ALV
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