I was looking for a budgie picture when I came across this one on google

 

http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/5/lecturenotes/215763

 

It's a horrific case of scaly face. How on earth could the bird still be alive? Wouldn't it be impossible for him to eat with such a severely deformed beak?

I have no idea, poor thing:(

neglect or having a few hundred birds and not catching it quick enough, I am sure there are many reasons, it is very sad nethertheless.

As Elly said, mostly it’s neglect, some lack of knowledge may be present, but normal logic should suggest to someone that something is wrong before it gets to such an advance stage. It must take some years for the condition to get as bad as in that picture & what is so sad is that it is so easily cured.

it's really sad how some neglect their pets

 

I wonder how it continued to eat for all that time

it's really sad how some neglect their pets

 

I wonder how it continued to eat for all that time

Other budgies would have fed it.

I never expected that poor bird.

it's really sad how some neglect their pets

 

I wonder how it continued to eat for all that time

Other budgies would have fed it.

 

Really? That's amazing. They really are the most incredibly social creatures.

It is a terrible thing to see - There are soo many pics on google with scley face that has been left to long without treatment - I hate looking at them as it makes me soooo made to think that a pet owner or Breeder would do this to their animals ... ( When i say do this I mean do it - it is their fault that it wasn't treated and neglected ) ..

GRRRRRR