gouldians balding, plucked or ???

ac12 · Post by **ac12** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:15 pm

I have 2 gouldians that have developed a bald spot.

One on the side of the neck and one on the back of the head.
I thought, maybe mites/lice. So I pulled them and sprayed them. But in looking closer, they are bald like they were plucked.

Or is it iodine deficiency?

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:38 pm

Hard to tell from pictures why they may be bald. If you think they are being plucked maybe you could try to separate them. If they continue to go bald then it would be safe to say it's a balding problem. Here's a really good article on balding if your interested, iodine isn't always the culprit:
http://ladygouldian.com/node/147

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:55 pm

The back of the neck, flanks, back and tail feather missing on a bird most likely indicates feather plucking by a cage mate.

If this is plucking this article may help..
http://www.zebrafinchsociety.co.uk/inde ... &Itemid=68

I realize it is about zebras but the concept is the same.

ac12 · Post by **ac12** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:13 pm

I have the 2 separated from the others.
I had never seen any aggression w the gouldians.
But the pluckor can be so "sneaky."

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