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katya
Just hatched
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 30
Location: iowa |
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hi! alita is doing well - adjusting sloowwwwllly to her new home. she rubs her beak a LOT on her wood perch (it's manzanita wood), and lately i've noticed that the feathers around her beak are super dark - i don't know if it's from rubbing her beak so much, or if it's something else - does anyone know?!
i would hate for it to be a sign of her being sick and me not know about it!
thanks!
kate and alita. |
Tuesday September 26, 2006 9:37 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
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Oh I don't think she's ill or anything?? I am not very familiar with manzanita.. Perhaps someone else can help you out? |
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Wednesday September 27, 2006 10:52 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Maybe it's an age thing? I don't know much about parrotlets (at all!), but maybe their color changes as they mature?
I don't think it has anything to do with the manzanita. Or, at least I've never had the dark of it rub off onto my birds anyway & I use quite a bit of manzanita. |
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Thursday September 28, 2006 1:50 am |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
Can you get a photo of it? |
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Thursday September 28, 2006 2:21 am |
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katya
Just hatched
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 30
Location: iowa |
hi,
thanks for the replies - the dark spot went away! i think maybe it was just some of the darkness of the bark rubbing off onto her beak. she's still only about 4 or 5 months old, so i don't think it's age quite yet 
thanks for your help! if it happens again, i'll post a picture of it!
thanks!!!
kate and alita. |
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Thursday September 28, 2006 6:04 am |
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