Goldfinch advice

[tobyneilson]

Ok this morning i went into my birdroom,i convereted half a bedroom into a large walk in avary/flight and the other half has breeding cages.
Anyhow,on the floor of the flight was one of my goldfinches,i put them in there a couple days ago after they had been in a cage for 30 days in quaratine, they have been eating forign finch seed and niger seed like there is no tomorrow,they really eat like crazy,but neither is fat so i presumed that they were just naturally big eaters.
In the cage with them are canaries,diamonds and plenty of finches
I have taken the other goldfinch and put him in a seperate cage just in case, there is no sign of beating or alt on the dead goldfinch,just wondering if there is something i have missed on the care of the goldfinch or was it just one of those things we can not exlain and have to deal with?

[L in Ontario]

I'm sorry you lost a Goldfinch, Toby. How do the other GF's look - healthy, active, eating and drinking as usual. It was probably one of those unexplained things that happens to most of us sooner or later. Very sorry.

[Finchtastic]

Sorry to hear of your loss.....was it a wild caught Goldfinch?, its common for them to be caught and sold in Ireland and England.
Its a shame as they are such beautiful birds.
Wild caught goldfinches have been known to just drop after a brief period in captivity.
Cant handle the confinement.

[tobyneilson]

all the other finches are looking fine and healthy, it was a aviary bred goldfinch so not wild caught, just looks like one of those things we have to deal with

[nirep]

Just a thought,did you see the goldfinch find water in it's new location?It's frustrating not knowing the cause of death.Goodluck with the rest.

[tobyneilson]

Hadnt thought of that one,i have seen the other goldfinch drinking so i know he has fount the water