Aussie Finch Forum

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

I might be wrong but that bird looks unwell.

Hopefully they are both moulting. But a dose of Spark would not go astray.
LML

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 .

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 ?

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).

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

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 .

Thanks guys onto it

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