Gouldian finches with stained vents - seem healthy though

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:33 am

My other birds are on the same diet and are all very healthy and doing fine with no staining.

finchlyn · Post by **finchlyn** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:13 pm

Maybe it could be that your bird is sensitive to the dyes of the pellets. I just bought a pair of gouldians from a breeder that knew alot about their proper nutrition and she said that a natural diet is best. That if you want to feed a pellet that it was best to feed one that had no artificial dyes or flavoring and feed it along with seeds and vegetables. I bought a product called RowdyBush. It is all natural. I also feed a seed blend and fresh vegetables. I was told that a straight pelleted diet could cause inestinal blockage and constipation because there is no roughage. They also will drink more water when on a pelleted diet which can then cause diarrea. I hope that it is just a dietary problem and that your bird is not ill.

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:52 pm

I have looked at the Gouldian poopology online and searched sites to try and figure out what is wrong. Any ideas will be helpful. Could it be some sort of worms?

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:15 am

I will take this pair of birds off of the colored pelleted food and see what their dropping look like then, and that may help me to better use the finch poopology to figure out what is wrong. They love the colored pellets, but I will see if they do better back on a mainly seed diet. Thanks for all the ideas so far.

PrettyBird · Post by **PrettyBird** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:48 am

I agree. Take them off and see how shes doing after that. If it continues then it is something else going on

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:29 am

I bought seed mix yesterday and am switching them back over to it, right now offering both yet. They dived right into the seed again and I was surprised how quickly their droppings firmed up and changed color. Within a couple of hours.

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:16 pm

That's great news! I guess it was just the pellets

skyjump100 · Post by **skyjump100** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:39 pm

Congratulations on finding the solution! I dont know anyone that feeds Goulds pellets with most sticking to the natural diet.
Hope everything goes well from now on.

managermania · Post by **managermania** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:19 am

Good news. Keep us posted.

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Gouldian finches with stained vents - seem healthy though

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