Protruding Chest on Shabby Yellow

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ruthieharris
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Took pity on a Gouldian in crappy Petshop and bought him and his cute sidekick.Noticed that his chest is protruding a bit and he just has a funny shape to him.He seems happy enough chattering and eating etc.Anyone know if he looks ok ? And also what kind of Yellow is he as he looks like a 'dirty' Yellow Ive put pics up of him at his worse and one of him looking okish
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I might be wrong but that bird looks unwell.
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Hopefully they are both moulting. But a dose of Spark would not go astray.
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The top photos wont load for me but the bottom one did . Poor little fella doesnt look right at all .
Hope they are both quaranteened Ruthie .
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Yep been in Quarantine for a week ,could get anything from those shops.I put them in the Aviary yesterday , and he seems like he's loving it but wanted to see what people think as hes acting ok but doesnt quite look 100 percent ok does he ?
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Get them out again in the morning - they need to be quarantined for 4-6 weeks looking like that. Worm them twice in that time. Check that droppings are normal with nothing "bad" (newspaper on cage floor and then ship paper to a vet for a check).
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He does look very sick,i hope you can save him The yellow on his back is very deep matching the yellow on the belly
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Re quaranteen ...while he is pooping and rubbing his beak on perches he is transferring any thing he has to the aviary .

I agree that they should be taken out ASAP and watched closely / wormed and given a nutrient rich diet . The pet shop needs kicking up the bum for selling birds that dont look right , not only for the birds sake but for any birds they may infect .

Good luck and I hope they are OK , they both look to be nice little birds ,just not well ...and good on you for wanting to give them a better deal than the pet shop .
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Thanks guys onto it :)
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Oh been thinking , maybe the ruffled feathers are only giving the appearance of a enlarged chest . A healthy bird holds its feathers tight giving a smoother body shape .0
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