finch died :(

[fresh]

my female finch just died after a life of 6 months

It was always fighting with her male brother to the point of making him bleed, so I separated them but kept their cages next to each other. 4 days later, she died!!!

she was a lot more active than her brother, who was bleeding from 2 spots, but yet, she is the one that gave up and died even though she was looking very healthy!

what could be the cause of this? The male is still fine and his wounds are healing very fast. I am only a beginner at bird-keeping, so this is setting me back quite a bit!!!

thanks

fresh

[charmedagain]

Hi i am sorry for your loss.

Female birds are very agressive around breeding time and even thought they are brother and sister the chances of them mating would have been high.

Was there any signs they have been mating as egg binding (egg stuck in oviduct) can cause death if not treated immediatly..
Also birds hide illness very well and there is no indication they are ill until its too late.

Also it has been know for birds that have been in the company of another bird example say a pair and one dies or gets loose and escapes the other bird has known to just pass away for no reason.

I am guessing that it may have been egg binding but unless an avian vet takes a look at the dead bird and does tests then there really is no way of knowing the cause of death sometimes all it takes is the common cold and the bird becomes sick.

Again i am sorry for your loss.

Mike

[Nameless]

Sorry to hear that.