I Just got 2 gouldian finches a Week ago, they are my first Birds, I Made a LOAD of research about them, today, I woke up to my female bird dead on the floor of the cage. The thing is, I don't know what killed her, I'm pretty sure she was acting normal yesterday, and like 2 hours before I actually got up, I woke up for the first time and they were both chirping, but then I went to sleep again and when I woke up she was dead, I really want to know what happened to her so it doesn't happen tho the male aswell. And while we're at it, will the male be ok without a cage buddie until I'm able to find another one? (The only things in their cages were food, water, a snack bar thingy (I'll show a photo) a cuttlefish bone and a bathtub that I'm pretty sure they didn't even set foot on it since it's kinda cold (I just put it there so they would get used to it existing) the male is pretty quiet and still, but he's eating well and just looks kinda sad.

They were sleeping the night before and she had her feathers puffed, but I thought she was just cold cause it was before I put the cloth over the cage, did this somehow have anything to do with her being sick or something? As I said, they are my first birds ever so please be mindfull of that (I can also speak Portuguese if you need to explain it in that language for some reason)

Hey guys, any advice or help would be hugely appreciated. I’m in the process of moving house and I’m setting up a room as a recording studio. I have foam panels that I’ve tried (and failed) every which way possible to adhere to the walls (carpet tape, double sided stickers etc). My last resort is spray adhesive, but I’m absolutely PARANOID about the toxicity of it to the birds.

The factors to consider is:

• The birds have not yet moved into the house, (they won’t be here for a few weeks yet) so they would be nowhere near the spray while it’s being applied

• The birds would mainly live downstairs anyway (although my CAG kinda free ranges so he would definitely be upstairs in that room with me at some point)

How long would I need to wait until the adhesive cures and becomes not a danger to the birds? I’m just so scared it might be permanently toxic no matter how long after it’s been applied. Like will it keep omitting chemicals even after it’s dried? Genuinely so worried.

Any experience with using any kind of adhesive sprays in your homes around birds?

thanks so much

No dad, I didn’t do anything wrong..! (Also they’re fine. They just have eggs so they’re a bit hormonal and keep insisting on sitting on them instead of the other)

This guy is 11 years old En cap: THIS GUY IS ALMOST E -LEVIN- YEARS OLD.

This guy is old.

There was a post that told you how to do x,y, and z to get the most mileage out of your bird. I do respect that people want to take care of their birds as much as possible. I understand that and I love that people will go the distance.

But this guy? He got stepped on once (not on purpose). I had to feed him every day for a week by baby tube because he gave up. He has a busted eye due to an injury, and a cataract in the other. His flight ability is “emergency only”. He ate udon frequently and had a lot of free flight. He can’t now, obviously because of sight, but, the point is, he’s like your crazy old ww2 grandpa that has a double scotch before bed.

You can do your best to care for your animals, and you should. Be they, like us, have their own wills, and this strong little bastard has the will of a lion. He’s a few years past the average age of a Java, and he’s much worse for wear, but he is loved every day, and cared for, and he knows it.

And this is what I want to say about our pets, bird or otherwise. We should do our best, but we shouldn’t put all put all our time into maximizing life span. Let them live. Let them love. And when it’s their time,

Let them go.

This guy will likely not make another year, b it he’ll make every day with love. It may not be perfectly nutritionally balanced love; but with love.

Just love them. And they will love you. And enjoy however long you get with them.

It might only be a few years for you, but it’s a lifetime for them.

Make it count.

This is three society finches now...Earl is fine, but Agnes died two weeks after getting her, and Perry and Petunia within two days of getting them. They've got water changed every day or two, food, etc. I'm medicating Earl just in case. Could I be doing some rookie mistake horribly wrong or am I just having really bad luck?

My finches Abe and Marnie. Thought it was funny they were right in front of the painting. Also, Marnie has that pink patch on her neck bc Abe groomed her feathers too hard a few years back and they never grew back right. (Bad boy)

I recently rescued the zebie on the left. She was being bullied by her previous cage-mates. Her knee was broken and healed wrong so she cannot use that leg to perch as it is stuck close to her body.

Has anyone else cared for a finch with only one good leg? Besides taking her to the vet, how can I make her life easy?

Hello! I noticed my one of little ones has a small bald patch, he is around 4-5 months old and he isn’t acting sick or abnormal, he is eating, energetic, and drinking normally too. I just want to make sure it’s nothing too serious.

I just bought gouldian finches and i want to know their sex but they still only a green coloyr

I just want people to see her and how beautiful she was. That is her mate, puffin, on the bottom.

How many days it takes to see the heart inside finches eggs

Do you think that now they wont eat their eggs again because the male or the female eats their egg