Tricky Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Please could someone offer some advice regarding feather loss on the neck area. For the last tweleve momnths my Pepperpot has been missing feathers on a good part of her neck, at the front.Everywhere else is normal and she is not in moult. Due to the length of time she has had no feathers on the front of her neck I would think that this is permanent loss. I cannot see any sign of mites or lice so was waondering what this might be and how I might prevent this happening again. I9 thought it might be due to her old age but I might be wrong. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Hi, well my first thoughts would be is someone pecking them out but you say there is no sign of regrowth. So it could be that she needs a supplement to stimulate refeathering. Or maybe the feathers were broken off so they won't regrow until she moults. My Pepperpot was 3 when I lost her but she never had a moult so I guess she wouldn't have regrown broken feathers You could try a short spell on supplement like Lifeguard which has the trace minerals and some extra protien and see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 She could be rubbing them off on the feeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 My Mrs Pepperpot who is now 7 and still laying eggs ( ) had exactly this problem last year when she didn't grow all of her neck feathers back after her annual moult.All the others, as you say were fine. She didn't look her best and I initially thought it was down to her age. However after her recent moult they have all grown back to their former glory and she is strutting around feeling very pleased with herself So, based on my experience you may have to wait until she moults again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 what a silly chump, I saw this post and read it very briefly thinking this is what happened to my Pepperpot so I posted the above message only to realise it was me who posted the original message.Oh well,at least i have answered my own original question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I thought I was imagining things when I saw your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
