Could be either...I would guess the former....it's getting picked on...since the symptom doesn't seem to be present in any others....
Oh...welcome !
Oh...welcome !
Dale, I am not convinced it is a pecking order problem though.thankyou for your quick response,
is this behaviour normal with these birds?? will it eventually stop once the 'order' has been established?
Yep, what Jay3 said...red mites......they are TORTURE for the birds at night. A bunch of us here went through that last year........BUT......they never caused feather loss. They mostly bite the legs/feet.........What are those little red bugs that live in the wood and come out at night?
A couple of my fantails looked like that last summer.
I noticed them hopping around at night, but couldn't find anything on them during the day.
I treated the wood with sevin dust and it stopped!![]()
Yes, thats what it was. But one of the birds was scratching his head and neck raw. Could never find anything on the birds. Once I dusted all the wood and crevisses, all scratching stopped and feathers grew in.Yep, what Jay3 said...red mites......they are TORTURE for the birds at night. A bunch of us here went through that last year........BUT......they never caused feather loss. They mostly bite the legs/feet.........
I got perch oil for them. Does dusting work just as well? The perch oil smells awful. No wonder it keeps the mites away. What does everyone else use for red mites?Yes, thats what it was. But one of the birds was scratching his head and neck raw. Could never find anything on the birds. Once I dusted all the wood and crevisses, all scratching stopped and feathers grew in.
the bedding under the bird is a collection of twigs and leaves, and pea straw,Last year one of my birds looked like that, it seemed to happen over night and I was freekin out, it looked terible but it was just molting. I am still not going to guess on yours though.
I was wondering what you are using for bedding, it almost looks like bamboo lol is that what most people use down there?