Female Finch look fat not active, please help!

[ywqjennifer]

My female finch laid four eggs about two weeks ago. The eggs are all hatched now. But the female finch does not look right, she looks very fat and not active. She also tuck her head under wings. See the picture. I don't what's happening to her. Any thoughts? Please help. Thanks.

[Fraza]

ywqjennifer this looks abit like what my zebra female used to do does she by any chance keep shaking like she’s having shivers aswell if so then this is the same and I gave mine some sugar water and it brightened her up within 2 days she was back to normal

My local pet store man who bred finches for over 35 years told me this little trick with the sugar water

[Fraza]

Nice finch by the way

[lovezebs]

ywqjennifer

If she's all fluffed up, sitting on tge bottom of tge cage and looking sick and miserable, she mught be egg bound.

Catch her, and very gently feel her lower abdomen for any lumps, like a possible egg that's stuck and can't be pushed out. If you feel an egg, follow these instructions:

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... +emergency

[ywqjennifer]

lovezebs thanks for your response, but her four eggs just hatched a couple of days ago. She could still be having eggs in her?

[lovezebs]

ywqjennifer

Yes.

[ywqjennifer]

lovezebs I grabbed her and does not seem to feel an egg in her. She sits on the perch most of the time. Tuck her head under wings, does not eat or drink. I don't know what else i could do to help her

[debbie276]

If she looks fat maybe she is fluffed up trying to keep warm.
Might try to give her a bit of extra heat. A simple desk lamp in the corner of the cage will work well. Be sure she can get away from the heat if it becomes too much.

good luck