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Re: Bald spots during shower
It looks to me as though your little friend is doing some plucking.
In addition to the bald spot you noticed I see redness at the edge of the outer wing (in the first photo). My Pinky is a plucker and that is one of the areas she picks at. Everyone will probably tell you to have her checked out at a Certified avian vet. I won't say it's bad idea but I have taken Pinky in several times and she is still plucking and I got no real answers.
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Re: Bald spots during shower
The 'bald elbows' are normal afaik, every thouroughly soaked bird I have ever met has those
![]() (and yes, once the down on the backside is soaked you will start to see skin. ) I do not know tiels well enough to say anything about the bald head-spot, but I think I read somewhere they are something that this crops up in breeding as well (just like the red eyes and white feathers). |
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Re: Bald spots during shower
My Male Cockatiel Wylie had the same issue when he was younger before his first major molt. Took him in to vet as wanted to get him check out as he had previous crop infection when I first got him. He check out good.
So could be normal as now bald spot on head is no longer their since major molt months ago. Of course your was soaked in picture, so is very normal to see skin on backside. |
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Re: Bald spots during shower
It looks to me as though your little friend is doing some plucking.
In addition to the bald spot you noticed I see redness at the edge of the outer wing (in the first photo). My Pinky is a plucker and that is one of the areas she picks at. Everyone will probably tell you to have her checked out at a Certified avian vet. I won't say it's bad idea but I have taken Pinky in several times and she is still plucking and I got no real answers. |
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Re: Bald spots during shower
My Male Cockatiel Wylie had the same issue when he was younger before his first major molt. Took him in to vet as wanted to get him check out as he had previous crop infection when I first got him. He check out good.
So could be normal as now bald spot on head is no longer their since major molt months ago. Of course your was soaked in picture, so is very normal to see skin on backside. Vet visit was couple of weeks ago and He was given a clean bill of health. Maybe I’m being too paranoid.....Hopefully, it’ll go away after his first molt. |
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Re: Bald spots during shower
Honey is really cute!!! I would wait a bit til her first major molt before you use the "P" word.
Also, if you are not finding plucked or chewed off feathers in her cage......well she cn't be eating the whole feather right. New Mom jitters are easy to instill. Deep cleansing breath, and wait a bit. Tjhat is my opinion, and sorry I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night. Good Luck.
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Re: Bald spots during shower
The bird is young to be plucking.
It just resembles the look of Pinky my Tiel that plucks. Late on I will try to upload a pic of her so you can see what I mean. Another thing tat it could be is that the Tiel parents were pulling feathers off the chick. My cockatiel pair did this to there babies and I had to separate them to protect the chicks. I hope it works out, you have a beautiful little bird there.
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Re: Bald spots during shower
Honey appears fine to me. They will have bald spots where the wing articulates it's easy to see when wet. I honestly don't see anything out there for the ordinary on a wet tiel. Usually bald spots on Jazz's head go away.
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Re: Bald spots during shower
https://www.chewy.com/petcentral/top...stions-answers
Quote,"2. My pet cockatiel has a bald spot on the back of his head behind his crest; is this normal? Many pet cockatiels — especially the color and pattern mutation cockatiels such as lutino, albino, fallow, cinnamon, pearl and pied, to name some – have an area behind the crest devoid of feathers."
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