Comments on: WTF???!!

By: mrsnymphette

mrsnymphette — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:30:31 +0000

hes molting it happens with some breeds of birds they usally do it just before becoming an adult

By: anon

anon — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:54:02 +0000

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By: LW

LW — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:32:37 +0000

Poor baby, I hope he’s being cared for….

By: Daaaaaaaaaa

Daaaaaaaaaa — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:37:26 +0000

Maybe he took off his feathers to see if there was a superman sign under it

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:58:56 +0000

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.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:19:01 +0000

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!

By: spook

spook — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:08:32 +0000

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.

By: Acey

Acey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:21 +0000

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.

By: freda

freda — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:58:11 +0000

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.

By: fairieimp

fairieimp — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:58:37 +0000

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.

By: mws640

mws640 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:59:31 +0000

Maybe it is molting?

By: surrealfarm

surrealfarm — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:07:23 +0000

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.

By: kittykatz

kittykatz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:31:51 +0000

The bird has PBFD Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease. The owner didn’t cause it. No one knows what causes it.

By: kasey

kasey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:06:03 +0000

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

By: meetoo

meetoo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:40:37 +0000

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.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:33:20 +0000

not funny

By: Fael

Fael — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:59 +0000

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.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:08:49 +0000

Poor cockatoo.

Goggie should be nice 2 it, even if it looks funny. :C

By: Suzama

Suzama — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:04:21 +0000

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.

By: Jer Bear

Jer Bear — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:42:03 +0000

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.

By: Exayevie

Exayevie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:54:40 +0000

Aw, I hope he gets better :-/

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:49:03 +0000

It didn’t pluck the feathers off the back of its neck. I’m afraid it’s got beak and feather disease.

By: dorkette

dorkette — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:46:53 +0000

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.

By: amethyst42

amethyst42 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:04:30 +0000

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.

By: OzcatMum

OzcatMum — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:36:57 +0000

Birdies can getz teh disseez wehr teh fevvers fallz owt an it can awlso be teh stress.

By: LifeLover

LifeLover — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:52 +0000

Dat looks like it’d hurt

By: Poodleinacan

Poodleinacan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:54:35 +0000

That’s … something we don’t every days

By: AngelMax

AngelMax — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:37:45 +0000

I would be angry too if I was da birdie… and scared too if I was da goggie.
I hope teh birdie iz okai…

By: raineshower

raineshower — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:55:58 +0000

aww, poor birdie…

By: scrapheapchallenge

scrapheapchallenge — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:45:48 +0000

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.

By: Mr. Woof

Mr. Woof — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:24:11 +0000

What the hell happened to that bird ?

By: LifeLover

LifeLover — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:14:32 +0000

He’s neekid !

By: LifeLover

LifeLover — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:08:16 +0000

OMG what is wrong with the birdie?