Hi everyone,
I have a one-year-old cockatiel. He went through his first moult but I notice that every once in a while he will lose more feathers for a few days. All of the feathers I have seen him drop have looked normal and they were complete but today I saw one feather that worried me. I have attached a picture of the feather and it had a v-shape. I know feathers that have that shape are a sign that they might have been chewed so I am super worried that my baby might be plucking.
I was wondering if this might also happen due to other reasons. I know this feather is very old and from when he was a baby because there is blood stains on it from an accident that happened a couple of months ago. I have not seen any other feathers that look like this or any bald spots and I see multiple pin feathers growing back in.
I would appreciate if anyone could provide me some insight as to if this looks like plucking or if this might be normal.
I have a one-year-old cockatiel. He went through his first moult but I notice that every once in a while he will lose more feathers for a few days. All of the feathers I have seen him drop have looked normal and they were complete but today I saw one feather that worried me. I have attached a picture of the feather and it had a v-shape. I know feathers that have that shape are a sign that they might have been chewed so I am super worried that my baby might be plucking.
I was wondering if this might also happen due to other reasons. I know this feather is very old and from when he was a baby because there is blood stains on it from an accident that happened a couple of months ago. I have not seen any other feathers that look like this or any bald spots and I see multiple pin feathers growing back in.
I would appreciate if anyone could provide me some insight as to if this looks like plucking or if this might be normal.
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