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Ambs87
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Hey everyone so I think I may have been sold a female instead of a male could you please help me out I'll put a pic up (the female I have has been loosing feathers and I have noticed the supposed male plucking them out :( I have seperated them now)
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So what sort of finches are we talking here?
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Ambs87
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Hi sorry for some reason I'm having trouble uploading pics, they are zebras the one in question is white
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Looks like you have two hens,the grey one is in a bad way. It has a club foot and possibly has irritating mites of which the other one is trying to preen out.
You wont fix the club foot but you need to treat the bird with a mite spray or moxidecton imo. Craig
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Craig52 wrote:Looks like you have two hens,the grey one is in a bad way. It has a club foot and possibly has irritating mites of which the other one is trying to preen out.
You wont fix the club foot but you need to treat the bird with a mite spray or moxidecton imo. Craig

Thanks Craig,
this is an older photo, i have been treating her with mite spray for over 2 weeks, she is looking alot better now, i was given her in a bad way from a lady i work with :( poor little thing.
I had a feeling when i put them together they where both hens :( bugger
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