No molt in two years

[bdotan01]

Hello.
My gouldian male has not molt in two years.
His eggs are all infertile.
I removed the nest.
what more can I do to promot molting?

Thank you.

[DanteD716]

Is he on a good diet? Sometimes switching the diet helps... Make sure he is getying fresh greens, a calcium source, and a good seed mixture. Eggfood is also good. Sometimes monitoring the amount of light they get helps

[finchmix22]

Dante gave good suggestions. The gouldians need a resting period between breeding cycles. How many clutches have there been? Have you given them a rest so they can moult? They will moult when they are on an austere (seed only) diet for a month. Then, you can start adding veggies and eventually eggfood to start to get them into breeding condition again.

[bdotan01]

Thank you for your advice.
I started an austere diet and removed the nest.
He seems to begin changing.
But, it started to have trouble flying.
Could it be related?
Thanks!

[finchmix22]

If he's losing lots of feather, possibly. Make sure there is nothing else going on.

[bdotan01]

Hello again,

My gouldian is in fact molting.
But, While the hen is regrowing her feathers, the cock does not.
They are getting egg food and iodine, a good seed mixutre (versa laga).
So, why is it that he is not regrowing his feathers?
He began having bald spots on his head.

Thank you.

[wilkifam]

If he is losing feathers, but not regrowing them, then he is still not molting.

[bdotan01]

Than what is he going through?

[bdotan01]

any Ideas?

Thanks!

[debbie276]

Have you tried giving him an austere diet for 4 weeks?

Here's an explanation of it
http://www.gouldiansgalore.com/diet.html

Also too much iodine can cause problems, it is actually poisonous and can kill your Gouldians if you administer too much of it into their diet. Once you get your birds the iodine needed in their system to cure this deficiency, the thyroid gland will heal quickly and it will take about 4 to 6 weeks for your birds to re-grow their feathers back.

As far as being infertile it could be a few things; over weight, nutritional, genetics and even over use of medication like Doxycycline.