One of my males owl finches has a bloody neck. He's had it before and I suspected another finch had hurt him but today I keep seeing my forbes parrot finches picking at the bloody bit and the owl finch seems to enjoy it. I wonder if they are causing the bleeding.
I will separate the owl finch and let him heal.
Does anyone have any experience of this and what did you do to stop it?
Parrot finches plucking an owl finch
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AndreasLon
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Parrot finches plucking an owl finch
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Re: Parrot finches plucking an owl finch
I believe Parrot finches can get quite aggressive if they are in breeding mode. My RTPF male plucked a Twinspot something awful when he was wanting to breed. If the Owl is being plucked to the point of bleeding, he needs to be kept in another cage--if plucked bad enough, it can destroy the feather shaft, and they never grow feathers back in that spot.