Could this really be true?

[Abzeez]

SUN CONURE needs new home


Genetic mutation? I guess anything is possible, but I was a little shocked when I seen this guy.

 

[andrea.faerie]

How bizarre! i dont see how he could have possibly plucked his own feathers... I'dd ask for a vet's statement with a signature... that really is bizarre! His head is naked!!

 

[Abzeez]

When I clicked on the add I was really shocked. Well I hope someone adopts the little fella.

 

[Sabbath]

Could be a cause of inbreeding, I once saw a Sun Conure who was bald as well because his parents were brother/sister

 

[MikeyTN]

Someone was attempting something they shouldn't of....inbreeding happens a lot, that's how they come up with different varieties of colors....

 

[MikeyTN]

At the same time they can cause genetic defects..

 

[darkling]

Like male pattern baldness ...

I kinda feel sorry for him. I wonder if he's of normal intelligence/functioning level? Do birds have retardation problems like humans do?

 

[Garnet]

Aww, poor little guy. Kinda sad to see him. I too hope someone knowledgeable adopts him and gives him a good home.

Inbreeding contributes to so many healthy issues it is hard to name them all. Sad that some people resort to this just to get a special color.

 

[Sabbath]

Like male pattern baldness ...

I kinda feel sorry for him. I wonder if he's of normal intelligence/functioning level? Do birds have retardation problems like humans do?

Most die at birth from what I know but there are different variation of intelligence, some that can be traced to genetics.

From the picture he seems happy enough, just missing the feathers and looks strong to me, so I would assume he is functioning correctly and all but who knows, I'm no vet lol!

Besides all the health issues that come with inbreeding...He is adorable >.<!

 

[Pedro]

I have to also add that not all problems are actually caused by inbreeding. Genetic disorders happen just like in humans or any other animal. With the picture when i first saw it i thought that the bird was plucked so servely in the nest by its parents that the feather folicals were damaged to the point that the feathers never grow back. I have seen cases of it with my neighbours suns.

 

[rlchic93]

I would definitely want a letter from their avian vet saying that everything is fine it is just that he is bald.

 

[BanalityBob]

Awww, he's so adorable.

Of course, I'm one of those odd people who find plucked birds cute. I love the little defective ones, and the ones who did it because they were abused and neglected, I feel a gigantic need to cuddle so they know they're still loved. My neighbor has an Umbrella Cockatoo that bit off one of it's toes and has pretty much no feathers except on it's head, and he's one of the most adorable birds I know.

I'm glad my babies have all their feathers, of course, but if I do adopt a rescue again, I think I'm gonna aim for a nudist birdie. The rescue I got Penelope from specializes in pluckers, and I was introduced to one of their badly plucked conures by the lady telling me "this bird does not like shirts or pants."