HELP:5 week old ringneck loosing all its feathers.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:19 am
Recently I bought 2 baby ringnecks which I am handfeeding.They are both very healthy,lively and do not seem to be sick at all.Last night while I was giving them the last feed I notice that a primary feather fell from one of its wings but since it was only one feather I did not care much.This morning when i woke up I found out all its wing feathers,tail feathers and even feathers on its back fell off.He still is very lively and constantly trying to fly(although with no feathers).It seems like his feathers lost strength and could be easily pulled out even when I pet him feathers fall off.Pls can someone tell me what could be the cause?I think that he is either moulting(not sure about it since he is very young),either he needs calcium and in my opinion the most probable cause could be that there was a lot of humidity in the brooder which may have caused him fungus or something like that.The other chick is normal and very healthy.I have sucessfully raised another clutch with no problems.Any help appreciated.Thanks