Grey Markings on my Goffin

thebivensgroup · Aug 13, 2012

I purchased a Goffin Cockatoo that was hatched on Easter from a repatable breeder. He/She is beautiful but has has light grey markings on his wings. Is that normal? I have never seen grey on a goffin cockatoo before. I have researched all over the internet but could not come up with an answer!

Ginkai · Aug 13, 2012

Could you possibly post a pic?

melissasparrots · Aug 13, 2012

I agree a pic is needed. It could be anything from some staining from news paper bedding to being a goffin's X galah hybrid. Assuming its a pure goffin's, my first guess would be news print rubbed off on her.

luvmytooo · Aug 13, 2012

Very interesting , but we do need a picture

thebivensgroup · Aug 14, 2012

thanks for the reply's. i took some pics but not sure how to post. can someone help?

thebivensgroup · Aug 14, 2012

I posted some pics under the Photo Gallery. Titled it Grey Feathers on Cockatoo. Hope that helps!

melissasparrots · Aug 14, 2012

thebivensgroup said:
I posted some pics under the Photo Gallery. Titled it Grey Feathers on Cockatoo. Hope that helps!

How about a picture of the rest of the bird including the face? That does seem to be an oddly pigmented feather. Its not uncommon for some species to have a few charcoal gray feathers around their face as babies. My own sulfer crest did and I've seen some umbrellas with it. Normally it molts out though after the first year. I don't think I've ever seen it on the rest of the body. Just the face around the front of the crest.

Featheredsamurai · Aug 14, 2012

here you go

melissasparrots · Aug 14, 2012

Well, it looks like a young bird, so I would guess its just some abnormal baby coloring that sometimes happens. I'd have her in for a well bird check up and see what the vet says if you haven't already. If she were mine I'd probably have a PBFD test done just to make sure, and then I wouldn't worry about it. She doesn't look like a PBFD bird to me, but I'm not an expert.

thebivensgroup · Aug 15, 2012

Thank you for your expert advice. You are correct that she/he is just a baby, hatched on Easter about 11 weeks old. I will defiantly take her into get looked at by an expert. What is a PBFT bird?

thebivensgroup · Aug 15, 2012

I will post a full body picture and title it Sunshine (not sure on how to attach the picture to this post

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incognito · Aug 15, 2012

thebivensgroup said:
Thank you for your expert advice. You are correct that she/he is just a baby, hatched on Easter about 11 weeks old. I will defiantly take her into get looked at by an expert. What is a PBFT bird?

its PBFD
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease

there is lot of info you can get by searching over net and do ask your expert about it. if you cant find anything helpful regarding PBFD then i will try to post some links to website for you

Regarding Grey feather, it seems alright to me and it might be due to some lack of nutrition in food resulting change in color of feather.

you must consider a vet visit ASAP as i found this article where its written as

"Stress bars and sudden changes in feather color suggest to me liver disease, which can be the result of factors other than a fatty diet. A thorough blood work-up for your bird is probably in order."
by

J[FONT=arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif]ames Harris, DVM is owner and medical director of the Mayfair Veterinary Clinic in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.[/FONT]
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thebivensgroup · Sep 4, 2012

OK,,thanks for the help.

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