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Male or female
Posted: 06 Aug 2016, 14:41
by Ambs87
Hey everyone so I think I may have been sold a female instead of a male could you please help me out I'll put a pic up (the female I have has been loosing feathers and I have noticed the supposed male plucking them out
I have seperated them now)
Re: Male or female
Posted: 06 Aug 2016, 21:45
by finchbreeder
So what sort of finches are we talking here?
LML
Re: Male or female
Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 10:04
by Ambs87
Hi sorry for some reason I'm having trouble uploading pics, they are zebras the one in question is white
Re: Male or female
Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 14:46
by Craig52
Looks like you have two hens,the grey one is in a bad way. It has a club foot and possibly has irritating mites of which the other one is trying to preen out.
You wont fix the club foot but you need to treat the bird with a mite spray or moxidecton imo. Craig
Re: Male or female
Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 15:30
by Ambs87
Craig52 wrote:Looks like you have two hens,the grey one is in a bad way. It has a club foot and possibly has irritating mites of which the other one is trying to preen out.
You wont fix the club foot but you need to treat the bird with a mite spray or moxidecton imo. Craig
Thanks Craig,
this is an older photo, i have been treating her with mite spray for over 2 weeks, she is looking alot better now, i was given her in a bad way from a lady i work with
poor little thing.
I had a feeling when i put them together they where both hens
bugger