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Bald Birds

Posted: 07 May 2010, 13:34
by chad27579
Wondering if the feathers that have been plucked from the head grow back after a while and how long roughly?

Know of a place selling BH PB Gouldies for $30 / pair. and alot of them have this problem from picking at each other.

Re: Bald Birds

Posted: 07 May 2010, 15:07
by Diane
I think feather loss can be several things, mites, plucking and stress. A couple of members have posted about feather loss, including me. My bird started to lose feathers after two clutches, by July she was completly bald. :o I posted again about it in Dec saying she had come through a complete moult with a full head of feathers.
This is a link to the thread
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2990&hilit=vulture

Re: Bald Birds

Posted: 07 May 2010, 17:05
by chad27579
Thanks Diane,

That was quite an informative thread.
Ill grab a few and keep them seperate for a while and see how things go.
At least i now know that the feathers will generaly grow back.

Perhaps a bit of classical music would calm them down. lol :D