What's with Buddy's head?

[tweetiepiesmom]

Like everyone else, when I see something new/different, I start asking if I should be concerned. So, what's with Buddy's head? Is it just a molt? Both budgies are going through a molt. In the past, Buddy would just get a head full of pinnies. Now, he has small bald looking patches. Here's the best I could do with photos. The first is just a cute photo of Buddy giving me a hello kiss.

[Loz]

Buddy is so cute!

Wish I could advise. Mr Hibs had that bald patch above his cere which has almost closed up now, thankfully. Took a few weeks though!

[ffiscool]

maybe he rubbed his head a lot when there were pennies?

awww I miss a budgie kissing me

[Marianne Marlow]

Does look like a moult to me. I am sure in a day or two you will see little pinnies.

[jellybean]

Doesn't look like anything to worry about as far as I can see TPM.

I love budgie kisses, I get them occasionally from Sam 🙂

[Hezz]

Nothing to be concerned about. It is not altogether uncommon for bald patches to appear on the head during some moults. If they don’t fill in once the regrowth has finished, that’s the time to be worried.

[tweetiepiesmom]

Thank you - you were all right! His head is full of tight clusters of pinnies where ever there were bald patches.

[Marianne Marlow]

That's good news. Buddy's head will be beautiful again soon

[tweetiepiesmom]

Not a very clear picture because he kept flying away but:

[Marianne Marlow]

Ah yes, I see the pinnies

[samwiseg]

It always makes me feel ouchy to think how itchy it must be for them growing new feathers!

Buddy is looking very cute here though, giving kisses is very special