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Tail-fluttering, Preening, and Beak wiping ???
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:38 am
by JerseyGuy
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.
Re: Tail-fluttering, Preening, and Beak wiping ???
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:48 am
by cindy
does not sound like ASM, sounds like grooming and display to me.
do you hear ticking when you put the birds to your ear?
Re: Tail-fluttering, Preening, and Beak wiping ???
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:38 am
by JerseyGuy
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.