My female bird losing its feather?

[Horiph]

I have been noticing that my CFW female zebra finch have been losing her feathers on neck and some other parts, is anything wrong with her? I don't really have a vet in my small city so any products/homemade stuff would be great for recommendation to cure this!

[Moon]

Is she by herself? Nesting? Other birds in the same cage?

Try giving her some fresh veggies. I usually give mine dark green something (swiss chard, green beans) and some type of fruit or berry. I do NOT give my finch chicken eggs. Fresh Duck eggs have twice as much protein and you do a dry scramble with a tea spoon of water and a non-stick pan.

Also, there is a feed called Layena Duck Feed fortified with Oyster Shell. It's good stuff. One of my other birds had a similar issue and this is the same mix I gave them.

If you're really concerned I'd suggest catching the bird, place her in a separate cage with a quieter atmosphere and here's the tricky part.

Use lukewarm water to bathe her and check for skin infections. If she has one, get either some research done or find a vet even if you have to travel.

It might be a mite which suggests either some form of spray or marigolds. I prefer the lukewarm bath and a marigold flower placed in a corner of the cage to the spray. If it's stress, she just might need some space.

[ac12]

If she is with a mate/buddy, the mate/buddy may be plucking her.

I had one male that at a certain time about a few days before the chicks fledge, would start to pluck his mate and the chicks. I think he wants to mate again, and wants the chicks OUT of the nest, and after the chicks fledge, he will chase and pluck them. He did this consistently enough that I knew a few days before fledging, as soon as I saw him plucking, I removed him from the breeding cage.

I also had 3 female zebras in a cage. 2 of then would pair up, then they would gang up on the 3rd, and pluck her BADLY. And with 2 birds ganging up on the 3rd, this can happen quickly.

With just 2 in the cage, the dominant bird would sometimes pluck the other bird. Sometimes it was just a little, other times a LOT. The behavior is like spousal abuse. The one being plucked just seems to put up with being plucked

Warning, if plucked badly enough, the plucked bird could die. I lost a couple that were plucked over 60% bare, before I found and separated them, and they died soon after.