Pictures Any Ideas on this Confusing Feather??

[AussieBird]

Why does he have a single white feather on the top of his wing?? I can't see any other feathers like this on him, but he also doesn't let me fiddle with his wings/feathers so there might be some hiding.

 

[TikiMyn]

Wow odd Perhaps he is split for the Lutino mutation or something like that?

@Macawnutz

 

[Macawnutz]

Looks chewed or like a weak spot that broke from a stress bar. Keep an eye on molted feathers to see more but without more the one would not concern me.

 

[Mizzely]

Sometimes they can have a funky feather if something bumped the follicle in the early days. Jingo (blue Quaker) had white tipped tail feathers for a bit because of crash landings. I agree that one isn't likely a cause for concern

 

[AussieBird]

Looks chewed or like a weak spot that broke from a stress bar. Keep an eye on molted feathers to see more but without more the one would not concern me.

I think I noticed one other ratty one on his other wing, but didn't get a good look as he does not like to be touch on his wings/back.

Sometimes they can have a funky feather if something bumped the follicle in the early days. Jingo (blue Quaker) had white tipped tail feathers for a bit because of crash landings. I agree that one isn't likely a cause for concern

Yeah, it's not particularly concerning to me I am just very confused about it. It's just so white! The whitest feather on his whole body. And I never noticed it before so I think it's a fairly new feather.

 

[Tanya]

I second @Macawnutz on the stress bar. Rhubarb, my RB2, is especially prone to them. The color could be independent of the break, and indicate a little bit of a mutation. You shouldn't be concerned unless more and more feathers show a change.

 

[AussieBird]

I guess we see if it grows back white

 

[AussieBird]

And it's back!


I also realised it's his left wing, his previously injured wing, so maybe that why it's white, like Mizzely said.

 

[Mizzely]

Well it's cute

 

[Emma&pico]

I hope it’s nothing to worry about it’s very unique