Tail-fluttering, Preening, and Beak wiping ???

JerseyGuy · Post by **JerseyGuy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:38 am

My 2 Male Gouldians have been exhibiting a lot of tail fluttering, beak wiping and preening .....

Is something going on here ..... like Air-sac mites ??

Please advise. Thanks.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:48 am

does not sound like ASM, sounds like grooming and display to me.

do you hear ticking when you put the birds to your ear?

JerseyGuy · Post by **JerseyGuy** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:38 am

Their behavior was quite erratic, fast flying around the cage, fluttering of wings, constant wiping of beaks. However, once I
turned off the overhead Avian light ...... they calmed down.
So, I really don't think they like the light above their cage,
or it is emitting heat that they do not like, and the light is about
12-inches above the top of the cage. I will continue to monitor
their behavior. And I do not hear any beak ticking from them.

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