Need opinion of vet or someone experienced.

Hi
I found a baby parrot (looks like neck ringed parakeet) on the street probably fell of his nest.
The problem is that the parrot missing feathers and some of them look broken or bitten.
My question is what are the chance that its the PBFD virus? Is there any hope that its not?

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Big thanks for your kind answer!!

oh my god that poor sweet little baby Please take him to an avian vet and see what they can do for him <3 they can give you good recommendations for feeding and how to care for him properly. It is possible that the parents harmed his feathers, but I'm not sure how likely that is.

Not very healthy at all by the looks of it. I'm not qualified to diagnose over the internet. It definitely needs a vet opinion.

If I had parrots in the house, I certainly wouldn't bring that bird into mine...

And I would quarantine, and make sure that I bathed before handling my own, and washed any clothing that might expose them to dander from that bird.

Because it could be a fatal mistake...!!!

If that's a wild bird, it may have been driven out of the flock... because they don't want to catch it. In some flocks, the weak, the sick, and the injured are driven off. (Which is why they mask injuries. Not just predators, but the fear that your buddies will leave you for the predators.)

oddfuture said:

Hi
I found a baby parrot (looks like neck ringed parakeet) on the street probably fell of his nest.
The problem is that the parrot missing feathers and some of them look broken or bitten.
My question is what are the chance that its the PBFD virus? Is there any hope that its not?

Links for more photos:
http://tukipedia.com/files/toys/jpg_2039
http://tukipedia.com/files/toys/-5_17.jpg
http://tukipedia.com/files/toys/-55_10.jpg
http://tukipedia.com/files/toys/-555_4.jpg

Big thanks for your kind answer!!

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Where are you located? I think in some parts of the US, we have feral populations of parrots but I don't think I've heard of Inidian Ringnecks. Just Macaws and Monk/Quaker parakeets.

Anyway, taking him to an avian vet is recommended! If they're closed right now, then just quarantine him. See if he'll eat anything solid. It could be that he escaped from a cage somehow? It seems so, since his neck is bare. Maybe he was in a cage and got his head stuck, the feathers went raw, and he somehow escaped? But just like what Birdman said, if you have other birds, QUARANTINE! Always be careful when interacting with your poor baby. If not, look for symptoms of it and see if he's losing anymore.

Does he know any basic tricks? He could be a lost bird too.

I hope that he's a healthy bird that just so happened to escape from a bad place, and found you!!

Looks more like another bird has done this. Some of the feathers are chewed. Definitely see an Avian Vet though and get some tests done just in case. The bird looks extremely young too and might not be weaned yet.

That's a Alexandrine Parrot and it's around five to six weeks old and I say closer to five. It's possible that a cuckoo chick pushed it out of the nest. There are many types of cuckoos some are Non-parasitic and others are parasitic. The parasitic cuckoo is an insidious bird. It will hunt out a active nest and try to remove the eggs in the nest if it can. then it will lay it own egg in the nest. After the Cuckoo chick has hatched it will attack any chicks in the nest and push them out of the nest.

I agree 100% with Birdman666, Total quarantine and strict hygiene protocols and procedures to be put in place and a visit to a avian vet. I used Vetafarm weaning formula for my Alexandrines. but any good quality weaning formula will do. I prefer to syringe feed my birds. If you feel that you're not ready or capable of hand feeding. The Avian vet or a Breeder should be able to help you out.

The Alexandrine is an AWESOME bird and you will have a friend for life.