[net.pets] Featherless Finch

kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) (10/23/85)

> I have a male zebra finch that has lost most of his feathers on the
> bottom of his back.  I've tried spraying him with "Quell," but 
> no luck.  There's presently no female picking his feathers.

You've already taken him to the vet, right, since he's obviously
in distress, I guess that goes without saying.

bob@scgvaxd.UUCP (Bob Guernsey) (10/24/85)

I don't know much about finches, but I had a problem with one of my McCaws
where his feathers would bead up under the skin.  The problem was his diet.
The vet told me to change his diet to one that included hard boiled eggs
(The shell and the egg all crushed up together), about 5 different types of
seeds, a varied diet of fruits, and sunflower seeds.  I don't know if this
will help your finch but it helped my McCaw.

cwn@mtgzz.UUCP (c.w.nash) (10/28/85)

           

I have a male zebra finch that has lost
most of his feathers on the bottom of his back.
I've tried spraying him with "Quell," but 
no luck.  There's presently no female 
picking his feathers.

Any suggestions.

chris     . . . ihnp4!mtgzz!cwn