Hi, I'm a little concerned because my budgie, Chicky, has some messed up feathers above her cere. It looks like some are missing too. Chicky is a lutino. She is female and under 6 months old. I've also noticed that her feathers above her cere look the worst when I take her out of her cage. I have her housed together with Mickey and they are bonded. I've never seen them fight in their cage. They mostly preen each other or feed each other. I also don't think that there are any toys that could cause this. I think she was molting because she was losing a few tail feathers but I've never seen molting mess up feathers this much. This is the only spot that looks like this. All other parts are fully covered with feathers. Is this scaly face? If not, should I still be worried about this?
BTW, the scratch on her cere is from an injury. It does not have anything to do with this issue.
BTW, the scratch on her cere is from an injury. It does not have anything to do with this issue.