Plucking or losing feathers?

carrienh

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Mar 10, 2019
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I have a cag that is 35 yrs old. In the last year h started to get some tiny red feathers on different places on his body. Now, in the last month or so he is getting bald spots. I haven't seen him plucking so not sure why this is happening. Would love any i sight to why this is hppening. Thanks in advance.
Carrie
 

chris-md

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HI there,

Its Hard to say. Do you have any feathers that hes leaving on the ground you can examine?
 

avianthusiast

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That's always so upsetting!

Have there been any big life changes during that time? Sometimes it's a stress response to a change in environment.

Have you talked to a vet about it?

Here's a video that goes into possible causes:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQL31d2QrCc"]Feather Picking Or Over Preening In Pet Birds[/ame]

Hope you are able to figure out what's causing it!
 

texsize

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From things I have read here on the forum and elsewhere the red feathers can be a sign of a diet deficiency.

If this is a sudden change as it sounds like I would take him in to a certified avian ver and have a blood test.
 

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