Chucky Mama Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Am looking after friends bantams for the weekend and notice that some have bald looking heads. Could this be some sort of skin disease/mite or feather pecking? Or is it a bantam thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 It could be a mini moult - these start at the head or neck and move down the body. Alternatively, it could be that they have mites and are pecking because of the irritation. Or if there's a fully feathered one smiling at you, it's likely to be her sampling the others' feathers!! I'd dust them for mites if possible and keep a close eye to see if someone's bullying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 OK thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks for your help, poor little girl looks like she was being pecked by the others, she was apparantly badly beaten up by the others yesterday and died overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky h Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Oh Chucky Mama, how sad. You did all you could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
