Orange Breast Stumpy Tail

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Trigger
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Hi Folks,

About half of my OB young (Fledged a couple of months ago) have stumpy tails. Some also have dirty/congested vents. Any ideas on cause/treatment/prognosis? (I'll try and upload some pics)
The birds feast on Lebanese cucumber while the rest of us have to settle for the continental variety...says it all really!
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The birds feast on Lebanese cucumber while the rest of us have to settle for the continental variety...says it all really!
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Another bird chasing/plucking maybe? As for vents ...don't look that bad to me :eh: Hard to say, need to take pics or check them out from a distance...if anything is a problem they would be fluffed up or wings dropped....but will pull feathers tight to show you they're not ill if you're close... :thumbup:
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The vents look ok to me. Are there any other species in with them as to me they look they are being plucked,if so sit down quietly for a while and try to spot the the culprit and remove. Craig
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Thanks guys. Yes, they are in a holding cage with several other species...mostly gould, ruddies, stars but they was one male Blood in there until yesterday. I'll see if things improve now :thumbup:
The birds feast on Lebanese cucumber while the rest of us have to settle for the continental variety...says it all really!
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Trigger,
Not being an expert of any kind, but after being on this forum for a few years and hearing some of the birds you mentioned habits they displaylI would say "Blood" finch male, aggressive and catches the smaller bird by the tail.

Just my thoughts

Ken.
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