Blue and Gold skin lesion?

[dc3085]

Was over at a friends playing with Scooter his 16 y/o B&G and we notice she has a mark of some sort on her cheek. It doesn't look particularly concerning and could easily be a little wound she picked up in her aviary, but I'd like an opinion from someone with more macaw experience just be sure she doesn't need to see the vet.

 

[Rosa moschata]

That could be one of many things, and if it was my bird, I'd bring him in to see a vet to find out for sure.

 

[Cheryl Reese]

That just looks like a small scratch to me. Perhaps caused by the Chicken wire enclosure. Chicken wire is not suitable for a cage of a large parrot like a macaw. He could bite right through that wire if he so desired. The cage wire should be at least 14 guage 1x2 welded wire (galvanized after welding.