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Most people seem shocked when someone suggests their birds could have mites. The truth is that lots of birds have mites or lice. If yours are in an outdoor aviary, or were before you got them, it is possible that they have some due to exposure to outdoor birds. If they came from a pet store, it…
You may have read, as I have, that some greens contain oxalates, therefore they should not be fed to your birds. But greens are so important to their overall diet, let’s not dismiss them if we don’t have to. The ones we’re going to discuss do have an effect on finch diets. Lady Gouldians can be given foods…
If you’ve read the paperback version of Feeding Finches, you’d probably appreciate “real” links to the items mentioned in the book. Here they are! Foods Grains and Seeds – Suppliers Good for Sprouting Nuts and Legumes Sites of Interest **If you find an outdated link, I’d be happy to know about it. Use the contact…
How to care for a goldfinch The goldfinch is a bird belonging to the finches family, very common in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Its song, very happy and somewhat similar to that of parakeets, has meant that since ancient times it has been raised in captivity, so today it is very common to find…
You may have purchased your Gouldian finches thinking that you could put them in the same cage as your other birds. You may have hookbills, finches, or a combination. You may have an aviary, and you’re thinking that’d be an awesome place for a few Goulds. But Lady Gouldian finches are very calm, quiet birds…
A lot of first-time Gouldian parents are disconcerted when they see the mouth markings, or nodules besides their babies’ mouths. “should I scrape them off?” “What are they??” “Do they hurt?” Mouth markings are simply nature’s way of taking care of the flock. If you look at other Estrildids’ mouth markings, theirs look weird too, although each…