White spot on back of head

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venetta
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Our female plumhead has a reasonably large spot of white on the back of her head..

Anyone know what could possibly cause this, or maybe she's just not a good example of colour..

Will try and get a photo tomorrow :)
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Craig52
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venetta wrote:Our female plumhead has a reasonably large spot of white on the back of her head..

Anyone know what could possibly cause this, or maybe she's just not a good example of colour..

Will try and get a photo tomorrow :)
Hi Venetta, was she purchased like that/fledged like that or did it just appear recently? Craig :?:
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I can't really say I'm incredibly sure if it was there when we purchased her or whether it just appeared...

We purchased her from the Finch Society Auction back in December...
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It may just be that she has scalped herself at some stage and the feathers have grown back white, I've seen a few cases of it in diamonds that have been feather plucked by other diamonds and had white feathers grow back instead.
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Perhaps a finch with bad manners was perched directly above her?
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Pics Venetta (please) :wave: Craig
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She could also have been feather plucked by another bird and had the damaged area grow back with white feathers... If I end up coming over next Saturday I'll have a look in person and should be able to tell you if you can't get a pic.
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Yeah think she just had her feathers plucked. Maybe be the cock when mating. And I guess the feathers came back white. It just looks funny lol
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