How to Spot a Sick Finch
Watch for excessive sleeping or lethargic behavior.. Note any sneezing and coughing.. Watch to see if other finches avoid one particular bird.
Steps
Watch for excessive sleeping or lethargic behavior.
Watch for excessive sleeping or lethargic behavior.
Note any sneezing and coughing.
Note any sneezing and coughing.
Watch to see if other finches avoid one particular bird.
Watch to see if other finches avoid one particular bird.
Monitor unusual scratching.
Monitor unusual scratching.
Listen for silence.
Listen for silence.
Move the finch's accommodations to a well-lit location.
Move the finch's accommodations to a well-lit location.
Inspect your bird for feather loss.
Inspect your bird for feather loss.
Watch your finch for fluffed feathers.
Watch your finch for fluffed feathers.
Feel the stomach for swelling.
Feel the stomach for swelling.
Check your finch's eyes for redness or swelling.
Check your finch's eyes for redness or swelling.
Check the finch's vent.
Check the finch's vent.
Inspect your bird's urine and urates for discoloration.
Inspect your bird's urine and urates for discoloration.
Examine the bird's feces for color and consistency.
Examine the bird's feces for color and consistency.
Examine the finch's skin for signs of scaly skin.
Examine the finch's skin for signs of scaly skin.
Listen your finch's breathing for clicking or wheezing.
Listen your finch's breathing for clicking or wheezing.
Shine a light on their throat.
Shine a light on their throat.
Brush through the feathers to check for red mites.
Brush through the feathers to check for red mites.
Leave a white cloth in the cage to catch mites.
Leave a white cloth in the cage to catch mites.
Flash a light into the cage to check for infestation.
Flash a light into the cage to check for infestation.
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