what do i do with an infertile gouldian ???

[TheFinchMan101]

i have this gouldian finch which i know is definitely infertile. we've had at least 5 unsuccessful clutches this breeding season with him and his mate and im certain its him.i him up a the pet store moments after the breeder dropped him off with other birds back in february, so i dont know his age or anything. i just really want to know now what to do with him. should i sell him or what ??

[jusdeb]

Cant sell your problem birds , just not fair on the next owner .
1 little bird doesn't take up much room , cant you just retire him or perhaps just leave him in the aviary , who knows he might get his mojo happening again .

Maybe someone has a display aviary or just wants pets . Try pet pages or any of those freebies , chuck an add together and be honest about his problems and see what happens .

Free to good home of course .

[GregH]

Of course your bird may be sterile but morelikely the condition a acquired and temporary so don’t give up on it just yet. Male fertility in my birds is terrible at present and the longer I've had them the worse it is. I don't think it's fair that unknowingly you on sell the problem remember it resolve itself if the underlying cause is the result of the environment, stress, nutrition or some other factor that won't be present once the bird has left your premises however that won't resolve your problem. It has been suggested to me by a poultry expert within the veterinary faculty of the University of the Philippines (Los Baños) that subclinical coccidial infections may reduce fertility (you don't want to sell that on to someone without their knowledge). Perhaps a through disinfection of your facility and co-application of 2 differently acting anticoccidial drugs may resolve your problem. That was what I hope to do but since I'm packing up soon myself to return to Australia I can't actually tell you if this will work.

Good luck