arbitmcdonald
Regular Member
Good morning all!
I picked up Bella just 36 hours ago from a private owner, she had been there for two months and was in a pretty messy condition. There was little space, no where to fly and the house had two dogs and 5 kids - a very stressful environment for a bird. She has beautiful feathers but has spent the last 36 hours constantly plucking, pruning and 'cutting' them. 99% of what she pulls out looks like down, small fluffy feathers from under her main ones. This plucking however is damaging her main feathers. She's 5 years old and I have little history to go on - is this normal B&G Macaw moulting? I should add that she is completely bald under her wings, where the wing meets the body, on both sides. I can't get a photo as she won't come on to my arm or shoulder yet (she just lets me feed and play with her).
I'm taking her to the vet on Monday, but any thoughts would be welcomed because I'm very worried. Thanks x
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I picked up Bella just 36 hours ago from a private owner, she had been there for two months and was in a pretty messy condition. There was little space, no where to fly and the house had two dogs and 5 kids - a very stressful environment for a bird. She has beautiful feathers but has spent the last 36 hours constantly plucking, pruning and 'cutting' them. 99% of what she pulls out looks like down, small fluffy feathers from under her main ones. This plucking however is damaging her main feathers. She's 5 years old and I have little history to go on - is this normal B&G Macaw moulting? I should add that she is completely bald under her wings, where the wing meets the body, on both sides. I can't get a photo as she won't come on to my arm or shoulder yet (she just lets me feed and play with her).
I'm taking her to the vet on Monday, but any thoughts would be welcomed because I'm very worried. Thanks x
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Glad to join this forum, looks like I'll be here a lot over the next