Heartbreak finch (Blue Gouldian) lives upto his name

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Alex
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:hothead: :hothead: :hothead: Am not impressed the blue gouldian is dead :hothead: :hothead: :hothead:

Blue gouldian is dead - he was quiet all Sunday - was going to take him to the vet on Monday. 9 pm Sun night he has a spaz attack - looks like one of those people who think they have cockroaches under their skin (no mites/lice - every1 else is fine and they've been sprayed/dosed anyway). Convulsions slowly became twitches and by 10pm he wouldnt have voomed if I'd put four thousand volts through it! It's bleedin' demised! It's passed on. This gouldian is no more! It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker (well not literally coz his mum who is in the same cage just watched on with a 'just shut up and go to sleep' look on her face). This is a late gouldian. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If I hadn't tossed it in the bin it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-gouldian.

Yes, oddly this made me feel better!
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sorry to hear that :(
:lolno: :shifty: lol I shouldn't be laughing but I am :lol:
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Yeah you get that depends on where they came from, in 8months i lost 2 Blue Hens, Silver Hen, Pastel Cock, Split Cock. Now i have bought some from my area and conditions i am more confident about them and how i should be keeping and feeding them. Cant wait till breeding starts. Sorry to hear hope you have more or spares ready.
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shanny2
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in the last 8 months i have to say that i lost 3 quails and my favorite finches i miss theme dearly
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Alex
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I still have his parents (who I believe are related to each other which may have been part of the problem) and several seperately sourced split cocks, so this coming season would be mum with an unrelated split male and hopefully stronger offspring. (Assuming every1 gets thru until Feb)
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shanny2
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and i lost 9 finches the ones that i miss and I am getting gouldians around christmas when i get money
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What are you trying to say Alex? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh did the bird die ??? :lol: :lol: :lol: So not funny yet I couldnt help but giggle , sorry bout that mate .
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E Orix
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Alex you have now joined the long line of Gouldian Breeders that have lost the Blue mutation.
I know of several very very good bird breeders who have walked away accepting defeat.
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Yes-the Blue Gouldian is one I am staying away from right now... even the normals can be challenging at times. Sorry for you loss! It has taken me years to get things right with my Gouldians. I wouldnt say they are a bird for beginners.
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cheer up alex you never know you might get another one later only time will tell and hey at least all your birds didn't die and you could learn from that blue gouldian and its apart of nature they come and go
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