What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?

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What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?

Post by GouldieFledge » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:38 pm

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?

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Re: What Should a Healthy Gouldian Beak Look Like?

Post by debbie276 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:02 pm

There really should not be any scaleyness
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SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
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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?

Post by debbie276 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:09 pm

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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?

Post by GouldieFledge » Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:11 pm

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:
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