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My gouldian Papa Smurf started going bald shortly after I got him, while he was raising a clutch of six. When All the babies fledged and weaned I quarantined him briefly and gave him a round of iverlux, then put him in with the young males in a SW window( about 4 weeks ago). Since they are also molting, they are getting eggfoood and feather fast regularly. He has always acted perfectly healthy. Well I am so happy, because he not only is molting finally....but is regrowing the feathers he had lost on his cheeks around his eyes and back of his head, as well as he has a patch coming back in on his chest . So now the only thing I know is wrong is when he sings no sound what so ever can be heard. I can hear his calls and chirps perfectly clear. So maybe before I got him he had mites and this is residual damage?? When I first got him I quarantined him and gave him ronivet 12%, and scatt. I have since treated him with the iverlux. Dont know if the balding is related to the voice loss in song. But what is apparent is he was not recieving proper care prior to me getting him. I will say I seem to have hit a point of turing him into his beautiful self again! It has been my mission to get him in peak condition. I have nooooo idea how old he even is, but he produced 6 healthy babies for me, and otherwise has always seemed happy.

He looks like he's filling in nicely.
Good luck

He sure is pretty. Thats my goal someday is a blue gould and a yellow. Who knows what I will get with my currents eggs. So far 5 of 7 are fertile and dad is split to blue. Dont know what momma is I just know she is wb.....

I sure wish you lived closer so we could trade finches and canaries......

hes going to be gorgeous when he fills out

What a beauty! You will have to post more pictures as he progresses. I would love to see him all filled out.

I'm not sure if you knew this or not but he is actually Pastel Blue (SF Pastel Blue) - not just Blue

Yes I did, thank you....and Tiffany thanks for the advice. As you can see everything you said seems to be working out!!! thank you!!!!!!

He is feathering up really fast now his cheeks are filling in, and I can see the rest of him is molting. So happy for him, he is such a nice bird. I bet he will look handsome with a new set of feather's.

few new pictures, he is gonna be such a pretty fella again soon!

Looking good, he's really coming along.

Heather,

How's his voice now?

My male had lost his voice completely too and I "assumed" he had ASM and treated with Iverlux...voice came back after 2 days.

Just wondering if you little guy got his voice back too?

I will have to have a listen, but I know it is not fully back, a few days ago when he would sing, he would sing the full song but I can only hear a little scratchy singing at a few spots in his song. He is looking and feeling good though! I just wonder if it's not residual damage from mites, like scar tissue.

he is has pretty colors, just needs a few more!

He is looking handsome finally, just top of his little skull has pins, his whole body molted nicely! His voice is returning, not crystal clear yet but more sound than it had.

Well, this will be the end of his baldness story, as he is back to his spectacular self!!!!!! So happy for my Papa Smurf!!