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by immortal » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:02 am
Hi all.I'm from Türkiye.I have 1 pair Gouldian.They are in the same cage but seperated (to gain form).Male is getting in the molt.That's why, I thought that they needed iodine,so lefting them hungry,I gave them eggfood.But it doesn't seem they like it,they haven't eaten.Moreover,they have cuttle bone in their cage,the situation is same,they don't touch.What can I do for this situation? Is there something else I can do for my male bird to gain his feathers? Thanks
Sorry for poor English.
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by L in Ontario » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:57 am
Hello and welcome, Evren! Your English is better than my turkish!
You could sprinkle a few seeds (or whatever they love - like millet spray) on top of the eggfood to entice them to eat it. Other wise just keep offering a little of it to them everyday and they may come around to trying it. Moulting is very natural and they go through it every year.
We would love to see some pictures of your birds.
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by ac12 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:50 pm
I give them a mix of
hard boiled egg + vegetables (carrot, yam, lettuce, chard) + seeds + egg shell.
The seeds seem to have helped get some of my stubborn ones to eat from the dish, and sooner or later they will try the egg and veggies.
Gary
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by immortal » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:00 pm
Thank you very much for your help.I will keep offering eggfood everyday,I hope they will eat.Meanwhile i was afraid of molting,but you say that is something ordinary.I hope it will be better.
Here is the photograph I took 2-3 days ago.Orange-headed is my male.
And this is female.

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by L in Ontario » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:42 pm
They look wonderful! Don't forget to sprinkle a little seed or put a piece of millet spray on top of the eggfood and they'll get into it sooner rather than later.
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by immortal » Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:25 pm
Ok,I will do it.I hope it works.Meanwhile i give them hipraminchok regularly as vitamin(3 times a week),levamizole for endoparasite(2 times a month).Are they appropriate? Additionally they have grit,cuttle bone. (As a birdfood=mix seeds,canary food,niger and Witte Molen's mix food which include niger) Should I add something to get them breeding condition?
Thank you very much for your interest.

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by CandoAviary » Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:38 pm
Nice looking gouldians

Like Liz, I too will put a small piece of millet spray on top of the eggfood to coax them to the plare.
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by lovemyfinch » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:51 pm
Ever since I started adding hulled millet to my eggfood, everyone flocks to it immediately after I remove my fingers. Feels so good to see that they are enjoying my cooking.
Beautiful birds you have.

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by MLaRue » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:58 pm
I didn't really get mine to eat it until they were either breeding or molting. But now that they have had it they love it.
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by immortal » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:18 am
Thank you very much for your help.I will apply what you say.
I'm glad that you liked my bird. I hope I can breed them.Meanwhile I asked some quesitons but they are missed

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by lovemyfinch » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:13 am
Sorry we missed the questions in your second post
Basically, if your male is molting, you are going to have to wait to breed. If you can, in the mean time try and seperate your males and females, if all goes well, the female will also go into her yearly molt, and they should be ready for breeding at the same time.
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by L in Ontario » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:43 am
immortal wrote:Ok,I will do it.I hope it works.Meanwhile i give them hipraminchok regularly as vitamin(3 times a week),levamizole for endoparasite(2 times a month).Are they appropriate? Additionally they have grit,cuttle bone. (As a birdfood=mix seeds,canary food,niger and Witte Molen's mix food which include niger) Should I add something to get them breeding condition?
Thank you very much for your interest.

Vitamins once a week or 2 times at most should be enough. I don't know what levamizole for endoparasite is, but if it is a medicine, I don't think you should give it that often. Is there something specific you are trying to eliminate/get rid of? The food you are giving them seems fine and I don't think you need to provide something to entice them into breeding - when they are ready, they are ready. You can't rush them to breed. Hope that helps answer some more of your questions.
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by immortal » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:11 am
Thank you for useful information.I owe those replying.Thanks again.

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by Sally » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:32 am
www.fairestfinches.com always adds some garlic powder to their eggfood. When I had Gouldians, this did make them eat the eggfood better.
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by immortal » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:52 pm
Hi all again.I have a question again

I planned that ı could pair and breed them at the end of April.But my male gouldian is getting in molt.When the molt is over (if female won't get into molt) can I breed them or should ı wait? If I have to wait,how long should I wait? Thnaks again and again
Regards from Türkiye...
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