feather loss - continued from "confusing GS behaviour"

[can]

Earlier last week, I posted about my female green singer exhibiting nesting behaviour in less than ideal circumstances. In the last week, Lacey has been nesting/squatting in the the twist of a rope in her cage. There is no nests in her cage and she is housed with 6 other birds, including her mate.

Lacey is still eating and drinking on her own. However, she will drink water off of my finger. For about three days last week she was more active and seemed to be improving - characterized by her being less tolerant of me and spending more time away from the rope. She defends the rope area from the other birds.

She is still flying and sleeps away from her "nesting rope." When away from the rope, she sings and is active. In the last week, she was given egg food, vitamins, and greens.

However, today I noticed a very small area of missing feathers directly below her beak (upper throat area). There is no way she could of plucked these feathers, nor do I imagine any of the other birds being able to do this. Has anyone ever encountered this kind of feather loss before?

Any help (or ideas as to what is going on with her) are greatly appreciated! Thanks.

[Kris]

Hi!

I am sorry you did not get a reply to your post sooner...
is your bird alright?

I would suggest supplementing with Bee Pollen & Seaweed.

I hope your bird is better!

Thank you,
Kris

[Zebrafincher]

Birds will often attack other birds - especially in numbers. My second star finch was totally bald when I got him, and he was only in with 5 other birds. Remembver also that they can scratch themselves and can also nudge their heads against wooden perches. I had a star finch operated on to remove an infected gland as he kept on scratching it. He can't fly and it was driving me nuts as to how he was reaching it (he can't fly) then I saw him brushing his rump against a notch on the branch!