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In response to "so the bird hurt himself somewhere about 3-4 weeks ago and has pain with walking (slight limp that is improving). there is nothing broken, he just " by dogbert

Aww - poor birdie - hope for full recovery soon! What is a usual life span? (I have no knowledge of birds as pets) -- nm

Posted by JenBro Jan 13 '12, 21:13

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everything I've read says his life span should be 7 years, up to 15 years in captivity. the oldest known of his kind was something like 26 years -- nm - dogbert Jan 13, 21:23 2
- Wow - so excellent bird parenting :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 13, 21:31
- b udgie? -- nm - loosi Jan 13, 21:24
depends on what kind of bird. finches could be 56 year, parrots 60. -- nm - loosi Jan 13, 21:16 6
- Winston Churchill's bird Charlie is (allegedly) still alive and over 100 (NMBL) - howie Jan 13, 21:19 4
  - that sounds just a big dubious. :) -- nm - loosi Jan 13, 21:24
  - this should be the next Pixar movie -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 13, 21:21 2
    - Up 2: He Shoulda Died 30 Years Ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 06:45
    - How he secretly guided England through WWII. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 14, 04:05
- er, I meant finches 5 years. stupid finger stitches. -- nm - loosi Jan 13, 21:18

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