My female Gouldian sleeps too much

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My female Gouldian sleeps too much

Post by Louys » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:00 am

My female Gouldian looks healthy, eats well, but spends most of the time sleeping.There were just her and a male before and they were doing the mating dace with each other.
Recently I put in a new female in the cage and it created a lot of tension in the cage. Now it is better, but she is sleeping all the time.
What could be the problem?
She is a very yong bird, just changed the feathers.

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Re: My female Gouldian sleeps too much

Post by debbie276 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:10 am

Did you quarantine the new female? Could it be that the new bird brought something into the flock?

Hope things turn around soon
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Re: My female Gouldian sleeps too much

Post by Louys » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:26 am

I did but for short time. The new bird was too hyper trying very hard to get into the cage with the others, so I gave in :(

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Re: My female Gouldian sleeps too much

Post by debbie276 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:37 pm

Molt can cause stress as well as a new bird. I hope that is all it is but it's usually not a good sign when they sleep a lot.
Quarantine is very important to prevent parasites and/or illness entering your flock.

All the best
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SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
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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: My female Gouldian sleeps too much

Post by Louys » Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:05 pm

It is not molt as she just got her colours. This new bird has messed up the harmony in the cage is a fact.

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