Thanks CraigCraig52 wrote:Well,i will say it.Don't take too much notice of Yanks,they know every thing about gouldians and how to breed them in enclosed rooms in cabinets where ASM will multiply in the enclosed conditions.
Arthur,you are right, it's when a bird is down in condition that ASM will attack the most and that also means their immune system is down also but the immune system does not fight ASM,but with the immune system down it allows ASM a better chance for them to multiply and spread to other birds.
Imo,don't worry about ASM until you see the symptoms,treat all birds in the aviary at this stage a couple of times over 2-3 weeks and spray your aviary out with a mite treatment at the same time.
Werty,believe what you want but AFF Australia is the home of gouldians and we don't need to pump medications in to our birds to keep them healthy unless absolutely necessary. Cheers Craig
I don't want to treat them for airsac mites every 3 months
I got this advice from wild bill
What I do want to try is breed gouldians without airsac mite treatments