Gouldian droopy wings

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Gouldian droopy wings

Post by Thankful85 » Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:02 pm

Hi all,
I noticed my male Gouldians wings are a little droopy. He is otherwise completely normal behavior wise. I don't know if this ks worrisome or if I am justt being an over worried new finch owner

Any thoughts as to why this is happening? Are there any other symptoms I should watch for?
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Re: Gouldian droopy wings

Post by cindy » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:36 am

Sometimes stress can cause a bird to droop the wings, any chasing or anything new added to the enclosure, anything placed on top of the cage recently?

How are the droppings any change? Does the bird feel thin in your hand?

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Re: Gouldian droopy wings

Post by Thankful85 » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:35 am

No, he seems totally normal other than the slight droop,still flying around and singing, eating and drinking normally. I dont know if it just started or if he has been doing it a while and I just never noticed.

I havent added anything new to the cage but i did take out a couple things, biggest thing was the nest box because he was obsessively nest building and the it was causing issues with the female.

I haven't had them that long (coming up on a month) , so not sure how to tell if he feels lighter.

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Re: Gouldian droopy wings

Post by Stuart whiting » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:25 am

Thankful85 wrote: No, he seems totally normal other than the slight droop,still flying around and singing, eating and drinking normally. I dont know if it just started or if he has been doing it a while and I just never noticed.

I havent added anything new to the cage but i did take out a couple things, biggest thing was the nest box because he was obsessively nest building and the it was causing issues with the female.

I haven't had them that long (coming up on a month) , so not sure how to tell if he feels lighter.
Hi there mate,

The chances are he may off just knocked himself on his wing butt and slightly broozed the mussel tissue, you obviously wouldn't know or see this because of the feather coverage, given some time he may well pull it back up but you do get some birds that'll never pull their wings up,

See if he pulls it back up after the moult [-o<

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