gouldian feather lose

Is your finch sick or not well? Find out why.
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grant
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hey guys
my gouilden finch has been losing some feathers at the bottom of its back and behind its legs im not sure why.i took it out of the aviary and put it in a cage for now so i can keep an i on it. hope u can help
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Suerus
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Hi Grant
I have seen a similar pattern of feather loss before - but it was actually young Zebs who were being plucked at by the adults
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GregH
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Only feather loss I've experienced was with out of date Ivamectin in mineral oil. The birds stayed bald at the point of application for the entire season and has only just regained her feathering. I hope your problem is temporary too.
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toddles044
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it looks healthy are what other birds are with your gouldians??
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grant
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yeah it seems healthy enough its active it was mixed with long tail and melba cock the other birds i have are all fine just not him
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have seen this in pet store recently , funny enough quails in same cage had same feather loss..
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
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toddles044
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quails have the feather loss because its the males mating with the females and pulling out the feahters or the males fighting but the gouldian umm i will reaseach up some of causes and get back to u thanks toddles
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toddles044
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i think maybe does it have lice????
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grant
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i have seen one of the birds scratch its self with its foot would that be lice how should i treat them for lice
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there are a couple of links here
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=437
that should lead you to the information you need and also a supplier in your area
Mick.
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