Aussie Finch Forum

hi everyone
new to posting on forum names bob have a couple of questions firstly a gouldian hen of mine seems as though she has something caught in her throat suspect air sac mite could it be something else. did her lightly with ivermectin 3 days a go and it doesn,t seem to be getting any better also introducing a new hen to cuban cock how long should i keep them sepparated to form a bond have them in a cage sepparated by a wire division cheers bob

Hi Bob & Welcome to the Forum

moxidectin would be best wormer for Air Sac mites.

I would introduce the Cubans to each other.

Welcome to the forum, Bob.
I use "Moxidectin Plus". This does Air Sac Mite, but make sure it is the 'Plus' one.
Good luck.

Hi bob and welcome to aussie finch forum,there is alot to learn and ask enjoy. Also use moxidectin plus or just moxidectin ,what ever you can get at the time,also I put a drop of ivomec on the back of the head and under the wings,you cant over dose them with it.

Cheer from Mr Tino

Hi welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. When I introduced my new Cuban hen to the boy I just let her in with him and watched for a bit. All good.
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have let cuban hen in whith cock but he grabbed her head and pulled her to ground have sepparated again will wait cant do much more any ideas thanks to everyone for welcome cheers bob

I have recently introduced a hen to my cuban cock. Ended up having to put her in a hot box for a day as she was exhausted after a couple of hors of being chased. Then put her in a cage in the aviary so they could interact without her being harassed. That seemed to do the trick as all's well now. Think next time I would think about catching up the male and having him in the cage for a couple of days while the female had the run of the aviary.

Welcome

have the pair of cubans in breeding cage a wire divider between them he appears aggresive still after a week .iam sure he had a lot to do with his last hens demise i thought she died from being eggbound but she had blood on head maybe i need to replace him first any ideas is this normal behavior for cubans