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Not sure where to post this, but trying to help out. My husbands coworker gave her budgies a nestbox. As things go they laid a ton of eggs and one hatched. The mother budgie has been feeding the baby well but she sent my husband a pic today and I thought babies are supposed to have down on the back? I’m not a breeder so have minimal knowledge of this subject, but shouldn’t a two week old budgie with wing feathers growing in really well have some body fluff? He’s bald on his back and back of his head still.
The adult budgies in the cage show no signs of illness/feather issues and she has had them all for years without any new additions.
I’m wondering if the female is over preening him maybe and plucking the down out? There are also two females sharing the nest box and both have been seen to feed the baby so both are preening him too.
If they are taking the feathers out does the baby need to be hand fed at this point? Or one female and nest box removed to a new cage? Though she doesn’t even know which female actually laid the chick. (I know, she’s super.) And maybe he’s doing just fine and I’m overreacting lol. I just thought he should have some feathers/down there. He is eating and growing well.
I appreciate all of the help!
The adult budgies in the cage show no signs of illness/feather issues and she has had them all for years without any new additions.
I’m wondering if the female is over preening him maybe and plucking the down out? There are also two females sharing the nest box and both have been seen to feed the baby so both are preening him too.
If they are taking the feathers out does the baby need to be hand fed at this point? Or one female and nest box removed to a new cage? Though she doesn’t even know which female actually laid the chick. (I know, she’s super.) And maybe he’s doing just fine and I’m overreacting lol. I just thought he should have some feathers/down there. He is eating and growing well.
I appreciate all of the help!
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