Hi Dr. Rob, Have bred Gouldians for 18 years with very few problems. Recently moved all the birds [90] to new birdroom, also bought in. About 7 weeks ago they started to scratch vigorously, loose feathers, and small pieces of flakey skin fall off. They seem worse after being handled and after bathing. Have been treating them with S76 in the drinking water as instructed, also given them Ivermectin drops to back of neck but they are still suffering. The cages and flight have been thoroughly cleaned. I've obviously handled each bird while treating them, but as yet not seen any parasite on them. Do you have any suggestions as they haven’t improved after 6 weeks of treatment. Thanks Ian
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