ButtonBag
Songster
I'm a bit concerned about one of my males, as he used to look in good condition, but over the past couple of weeks has started to look a bit "frizzy", and there have been a few feathers scattered around. I know this is the right time of year for birds to be moulting (I'm UK based), but they seem very young for that. He lives with his bonded female in ~4.6 sqft of space indoors. I wondered if it was lack of protein, but I have two other pairs on the same diet and they look quite tidy as usual.
The female he's with has a bit of a bald patch on the back of her head, but no irritated skin at all. He doesn't seem to grab that part to mate, but I have seen him preen it quite a lot. Is there anything I can do to help her grow back those feathers, as it seems to be expanding?
Here he is today:
The female he's with has a bit of a bald patch on the back of her head, but no irritated skin at all. He doesn't seem to grab that part to mate, but I have seen him preen it quite a lot. Is there anything I can do to help her grow back those feathers, as it seems to be expanding?
Here he is today: