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OMG what is wrong with the birdie?
He’s neekid !
What the hell happened to that bird ?
birds will pluck out their own feathers due to stress/boredom when confined, but judging by the fact that this one has missing feathers on his head also where he wouldn’t be able to pluck them himself, he is most likely bullied and plucked by other birds in his cage. If kept apart from them for a while they wil grow back.
Dat looks like it’d hurt
Birdies can getz teh disseez wehr teh fevvers fallz owt an it can awlso be teh stress.
It didn’t pluck the feathers off the back of its neck. I’m afraid it’s got beak and feather disease.
Aw, I hope he gets better :-/
When my rooster got plucked by my hens, he had sores where they pulled out his feathers. I don’t see sores on this guy, and it does look like the skin is not irritated. Interesting – this poor bird looks like he’s kind of had it with life!
Don’t worry – when they started that I pulled him out of the cage, he’s fine now, and I think I’ll just buy new chicks instead.
aww, poor birdie…
I would be angry too if I was da birdie… and scared too if I was da goggie.
I hope teh birdie iz okai…
That’s … something we don’t every days
Yoiks! I’d be afraid too! I have cared for birdies, and this one looks like a combo of what the folks above said, and being wet. Poor birdie! Hope he gets better soon. And yeah, I guess he’s not going to fly away in that condition.
Sorry I have to say this but, that poor bird needs a new home. The owner doesn’t seem to have a clue about taking care of birds.
Yeah scrapheap’s right, that parrot went nuts and pulled out its own feathers. They can use their claws to pull feathers out from their heads too. They’re very smart birds and keeping them confined and alone will drive them crazy – in a bad way. Parrots are highly social birds and its a huge mental stress on them in an unloving home without friends.
Judging by the fact that the bird is outside. I am guessing that it is a rescue. If the bird has been plucking it’s feathers for too long they would not grow back, no matter how well it is cared for.
Poor cockatoo.
Goggie should be nice 2 it, even if it looks funny. :C
Seeing a bird in that condition makes me sad.
I know next to nothing about taking care of birds, but I’m still smart enough to know that almost every pet requires a lot of attention to be happy and healthy.
not funny
god, some of you guys are really stupid. This bird has not been mistreated, it is absolutely fine. The feathers will grow back, even if they have been plucked out by its self or another bird, you cant stop feathers from growing. This bird simply has a condition which stops its feathers from growing properly. By the looks of it some sort of treatment is being used. not everything is animal crultey for godsake
Kasey… there’s a difference between not knowing and being stupid. I’m glad that some people care enough to post the correct information, and a lot more are concerned about the welfare of this Umbrella Crested Cockatoo. He does look like he’s just been dipped in some remedy. The one I worry about is the dog. That beak can do some serious damage.
actually, it’s been documented that birds who pluck feathers for too long can stop growing them back. it’s fairly similar across the board, whether you’ve got feathers or hair. you can damage the follicles so they don’t grow back.
The bird has PBFD Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease. The owner didn’t cause it. No one knows what causes it.
Maybe it is molting?
this photograph makes me very depressed. as one who has worked a good deal with parrots, this one may not grow back most of those feathers without a lot of TLC. parrots in this condition probably have a mate, who would have plucked out the feathers on the head (this parrot appears to be an umbrella cockatoo), but the bird probably plucked the feathers on it’s chest and wings. i have never seen a bird in this condition that has NOT been mistreated. for a bird to look like that, there is no way that it hasn’t been ill treated in some way. i have personally seen and helped to rehabilitate a bird in a similar condition that was seriously mistreated. she was able to grow back some of her feathers after being introduced to some TLC, but not all of them. my own macaw is a rescue and she plucked out the feathers on her chest so much when her former owner died that they won’t grow back.
It’S MOULTING 8D
…that’s all it looks like >>
doesn’t look like it’s in pain or anything, no scars, and there are feathers missing on its head, too. So yeah, it’s just moulting, probably… if parrots do that.
good god that is NOT molting – if a bird molted like that in the wild they would not be able to fly and would die during their first molt (picked off by predators easily due to the fact that they can’t fly, amongst a dozen other things).
As someone who owns several birds and has spent 20+ years around them, it likely has PBFD, which is a highly contagious virus among birds that is uncurable.
Regardless of the cause of the bird’s distress (whether self inflicted, Companion inflicted or disease, I’m sure it is a point of distress for the bird) I personally wonder about the circumstances that led to someone taking a picture of this situation instead of stopping it. Though I have seen relationships between cats and birds or dogs and birds that could Look stressful for the animals and aren’t… It’s less frequent than unnecessarily stressing animals out for the sake of funny pictures.
I’m impressed that this bird is showing such spirit, regardless of the feather state!
I think it’s actually a sulphur-crested cockatoo. Umbrella cockatoos only have yellow feathers under the wings and this poor guy seems to have them on his head and face.
Maybe he took off his feathers to see if there was a superman sign under it
Poor baby, I hope he’s being cared for….
If you want more information of the many possible causes of this poor cockatoo’s condition, check out this website: mytoos.com
hes molting it happens with some breeds of birds they usally do it just before becoming an adult