How much "scale" should a normal beak have? I've been having an issue with persistent scaly mite of the beak for a couple of my gouldians, which I have a suspicion is due to one of the items I use in my cage. (since removed)
Anyway, the scaly face has now made me super paranoid about all of their beaks, and I feel like they all look "wrong". How much natural scale is healthy for a gouldian to have? Does anyone have any pictures of their goulds/beaks?
What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?
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Re: What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?
There really should not be any scaleyness
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
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
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
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: What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
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
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
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: What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?
Thank you, debbie276...looks like I do have myself a problem.
I had assumed of course that if 2 were having a problem, the others had it as well...
However I have a pair of gouldians at another location w/no exposure to these guys, and the female has a slight bit of scale at the top.
These pictures are old, but you can kind of see what I'm talking about:
I had assumed of course that if 2 were having a problem, the others had it as well...
However I have a pair of gouldians at another location w/no exposure to these guys, and the female has a slight bit of scale at the top.
These pictures are old, but you can kind of see what I'm talking about: