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can anyone tell me why me owl finch is puffed up its been like this for 2 day it acts fine is eating and drinking flying around its acting totally normal

Could be any number of things. Is he catching any kind of draft? Stress? Is he in a moult? Could be feeling slightly under the weather. Maybe try placing a heat source (medium wattage light bulb) a few inches from one perch in the cage and see if this helps. Bob

i have a heat source and now i have noice it is sleeping alot more then nomal.been reading alot on the internet could it be airsack mites?

From the site:
http://www.geocities.com/bjbills1/ASM.html
The signs of air sac mites (open mouth breathing, clicking sounds, sneezing, tail-bobbing, etc.) are also consistent with many other respiratory ailments.
A diagnosis is made by wetting the feathers on the neck with alcohol and transilluminating the trachea with a bright penlight. This procedure is best performed in a darkened room. With normal vision, the mites can be seen as dark, pinhead size, moving spots in the trachea.

A very easy way to positively diagnose ASM if that's what your thinking it has.

yes i have done everything you had mentioned i went to bed last night and this morning when i got up to check on the finch it had past away

I think we are in the same boat. my green singing finch is about 2 weeks old or so and this one at the bottom of the cage and the very puffy, labored breathing too. this one didn't look good from the start. so I feel bad for you, it's tough. you want so much to make them feel better. - Tammy

thanks guys

so sorry for your loss nick

So sorry for your loss

thank you guys