Posted October 19, 201113 yr What do you think about this budgie? http://papuzki.webd.pl/album/albums/userpics/16497/normal_Igorek2a.JPG
October 23, 201113 yr Its just some suffusion through the body feather, sometimes it moults out sometimes not. Ive seen an awesome cinnamon cock that had this , he won at a few shows even with the suffusion, his young had inhereted the feather suffusion also. Its possible that it could be a feature that could be bred into a bird, would make an interesting variety.
October 24, 201113 yr when you increase to 400% feathers look layered not sitting flat ? Is it your bird?
October 25, 201113 yr when you increase to 400% feathers look layered not sitting flat ? Is it your bird? Interesting, Robyn. He also looks a little bit wet, when you zoom in like that. Perhaps he had a bath, and got almost all the way dry.
October 27, 201113 yr I think I'm with Jen on this. There are some feather mites that cause this sort of feather damage. Just on the very edges of the feathers. They end up looking a bit ragged. Had a green hen with this very same issue (purchased at auction!!!!) and a good dose of Ivermectin solved the problem.
October 27, 201113 yr One way to find out...check for mites. But I just want to say I had a chick exactly like that ones feather thing and it didnt have mites. I will try and unearth a photo tonight.
October 27, 201113 yr Bizarre. It doesn't look like feather mites to me. The greywing colour seems to be suffusing through the body colour on the feather tips. Zuzel, can you remove one of the body feathers and take a good close up photo of it? That way we can assess if the feather has any damage. I am guessing that the grey colour is on the tip of the feather. I suppose that could be hard to see in the photo.
October 27, 201113 yr Author hi, unfortunately it's not my budgie, but i'll ask owner to do some more photo and maybe the photo of feather. There are two more pictures on ouf forum: http://papuzki.webd.pl/album/albums/userpics/16497/normal_Igorek_b.JPG http://papuzki.webd.pl/album/albums/userpics/16497/normal_Igorek1a.JPG
October 30, 201113 yr Author Hi, I've got some new info. Tis budgie was bought in pet shop about 3 years ago, his owner doesn't remember if he had this grey margings on chest from the beginning, but probably he had. Igorek lived with another budgie - with normal feathers, no markings on chest. I've got some pictures of feathers (they wasn't removed from the body, just taken from cage): http://papuzki.webd....pi%F3rko1a2.jpg http://papuzki.webd....pi%F3rko1a1.jpg http://papuzki.webd....pi%F3rko4a1.jpg http://papuzki.webd....pi%F3rko3a1.jpg http://papuzki.webd....pi%F3rko5a1.jpg Mites? some kind of mutation? Edited October 30, 201113 yr by Zuzel
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