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I an answer any questions on FINCHES NOT CANARIES. I know how to tell what pair will be good parents, bad parents, sociable with other finches, unsociable and anything else you may wish to know about your feathered friend. Please note: from now on anyone who emails me directly will be ignored. I am unsure how some questioners are getting my personal email address but I will no longer even look at these emails. |
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
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
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
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
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

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