Finches/Experts

Recent Answers

2010-03-08 sick finch:

It sounds like something my birds had once. What caused it was a head injury of some kind. Check the back of your bird's head for blood pooling or anything else out of the ordinary. If it's an actual injury

2010-03-05 mother pulling feathers out of baby girl finch:

Unfortunately, this is not common and the chances of the mom stopping are slim. You're best bet is to separate them and learn how to hand feed the babies (this is difficult but not impossible). There are

2010-03-04 Female Zebra Finches- Egg laying:

As long as the female has all the nutrients she needs, I wouldn't worry about it. Also, one thing you can do instead of plastic eggs is just to refrigerate her own eggs for a couple hours and then give

2010-02-28 Bald Male Zebra Finch:

It sounds like stress but I had a pair of zebras do that. The male became addicted to it. The only way to stop it with him was to get him a mate that wouldn't allow it. You can try putting them all in

2010-02-22 Sick Male Gouldian:

Unfortunately birds bought from pet stores are usually sick. What they usually have is something called air sac mites. The best way to tell if he has is to listen to his breathing against your ear. If