My female gouldian started making weird sounds instead of singing she makes a sound like she has water in her nostrils but in the same rhytm as she would sing .
Anybody had this before and knows what this is?
Gouldian losing voice?
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- Bird Brain
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Re: Gouldian losing voice?
Females don't sing so I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Is there any discharge coming out of her nare's?
Debbie
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https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Re: Gouldian losing voice?
Female Gouldians do not sing. Definately sounds like she is sick if there is water coming out of her nares.
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Re: Gouldian losing voice?
debbie276 , wilkifam
No not the song , you know the sound females make (I cant think of the word right now it is not singing , the short sound they make)
Not the courtship song , the squeaky one .
She does that after drinking water , it sound like she tries to chirp but she cant .
She doesn't discharge anything , and is lively .
And I will try to explain the sound like this (It might seem strange how I explain it sorry
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You know the classic meep meep meep gouldians do ?
Well when she makes the sound she makes it sounds muffled like her nostrils are filled with water , she used to do the meep meep meep sounds , now all I can hear is like "brrp brrp brrp" , but I don't hear it often only after she drinks water and tries to sing.
No not the song , you know the sound females make (I cant think of the word right now it is not singing , the short sound they make)
Not the courtship song , the squeaky one .
She does that after drinking water , it sound like she tries to chirp but she cant .
She doesn't discharge anything , and is lively .
And I will try to explain the sound like this (It might seem strange how I explain it sorry

You know the classic meep meep meep gouldians do ?
Well when she makes the sound she makes it sounds muffled like her nostrils are filled with water , she used to do the meep meep meep sounds , now all I can hear is like "brrp brrp brrp" , but I don't hear it often only after she drinks water and tries to sing.
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Re: Gouldian losing voice?
Maybe she's gargling?
I don't think it's really anything to worry about but would keep an eye on things just in case. May just be a funny little habit she picked up at the water dish.
good luck

I don't think it's really anything to worry about but would keep an eye on things just in case. May just be a funny little habit she picked up at the water dish.
good luck
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Re: Gouldian losing voice?
debbie276 Maybe something got jammed in her throat ?
I have been giving them sprouted proso , so maybe it is possible that she couldn't swallow the whole seed because it was sprouting?
Is that something that is even possible what I just said
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I have been giving them sprouted proso , so maybe it is possible that she couldn't swallow the whole seed because it was sprouting?
Is that something that is even possible what I just said
