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[Flight Feathers]

There in a 6x6x4 outdoor aviary. I've put in another seed bowl hopefully cut down on competition for food

Oh right well that sounds like a nice sized aviairy for them!

[Sheather]

Hi.
Your goldfinches are wild caught. They are afraid and trying to escape, and injuring themselves in the process. It's not mites. They need as much space as you can give them, and covering the cage down on all but the front side will reduce this behavior.

They will eventually calm down, though it takes as much as one year for wild birds. The more space and hiding places they have, the better they will adjust.

Good luck.

[Flight Feathers]

Hi.
Your goldfinches are wild caught. They are afraid and trying to escape, and injuring themselves in the process. It's not mites. They need as much space as you can give them, and covering the cage down on all but the front side will reduce this behavior.

They will eventually calm down, though it takes as much as one year for wild birds. The more space and hiding places they have, the better they will adjust.

Good luck.

Do people catch goldfinches in the wild and sell them? And yes it does take a year for wild birds to settle in as my goldfinch I rescued off our cat is settled in now after a year. (In fact it’s been well over a year now and she seems to be very happy) She has an injured wing which is why I kept her. Poor thing - it sticks out terribly.

[Gold124]

Thanks sheather yes that seems possible alright
The only odd thing is that there are caged bred birds with similar markings. Guess there just being spooked too by the others

[Fraza]

Well atkeast he’s with you I hate the fact that people catch them from the wild no wonder it takes them a year to calm down from having freedom of the whole country they are in to being stuck in someone’s garden

When I sold my goldfinch mules last week to someone that ended up being foreign he told me he used to catch them in his country from the wild but it is legal over there so u can’t blame them

[Flight Feathers]

Well atkeast he’s with you I hate the fact that people catch them from the wild no wonder it takes them a year to calm down from having freedom of the whole country they are in to being stuck in someone’s garden

When I sold my goldfinch mules last week to someone that ended up being foreign he told me he used to catch them in his country from the wild but it is legal over there so u can’t blame them

Yes it’s really sad when people catch wild birds. Poor birds and some
Of their methods of catching them are soo cruel!

[Fraza]

Flight Feathers Ano yeah I was watching a show how they used to catch finches and they used to spread glue around a trees branches then leave seeds under the tree or food then when they got scared and flew into the tree they got stuck on the glue, then they would gather them up I think it’s horroble

[Flight Feathers]

Flight Feathers Ano yeah I was watching a show how they used to catch finches and they used to spread glue around a trees branches then leave seeds under the tree or food then when they got scared and flew into the tree they got stuck on the glue, then they would gather them up I think it’s horroble

Yeah glue traps are so mean... and it’s awful when they stick cockatoos in plastic bottles too... just horrible...

[Fraza]

Flight Feathers Ano it’s so wrong I think they should actually get arrested for it the people who can do that would probably catch the enraged animals too like monkeys

[Flight Feathers]

Flight Feathers Ano it’s so wrong I think they should actually get arrested for it the people who can do that would probably catch the enraged animals too like monkeys

Yeah... I prefer not to read about it...

[gostokom]

Before putting them in an aviary, I propose you to tame them first in individuel cage or at least get them used to your close presence (frequency). This will help you to reproduce them easily (a hen well tamed)

For those born in cages, the goldfinch learns by apprenticeship, if their parents were in an aviary and on fearful temperament, their offspring will be too.

Add water, for dry wound healing.