Budgie losing feathers help please :)

[tridds1975]

Hello everyone, Im looking for some help please. We have aquired a budgie after our Mum in law passed away. He is familiar to us and has stayed with us before, this week we found a mound of little feathers in the corner of his cage, I did some research and thought it was possible molting but today he has a pink area above his beak. I thought id ask for advice on here before taking him to the vet and frightening him. He seems happy enough, he comes out to play and is a chirpy as usual. Any advice welcome please  

[Deleted]

Photos would be helpful in determining if this is a moult.

I saw a photo recently of a budgie who had just lost his mate and had lost a large patch of feathers in one spot on his head, perhaps having a hard moult due to stress. Poor little guy had such a prickly patch.

Welcome to the forum to your family.

[Hezz]

Most likely just a moult, but take a couple of photos of the offending area and we can check.

[tridds1975]

Thankyou so much for your replies, hes got me so worried bless him. Ive given him some orange fruit/veg incase its a vitamin issue. Here are some photos, hes no different in himself but looking shabby around his head. The bulk of his feathers (small ones) came out over 24 hours, now its just a few here and there. Thankyou once again 🙂

[tweetiepiesmom]

It does look like a molt to me. There are pin feathers obvious on his head. My little Buddy rubs his head on the perches a lot when he molts and frequently gets a bare patch right above his cere.

[Hezz]

Poor little lad is a mass of pin feathers, which can be itchy. A bath or misting with a spray bottle can help soften the keratin sheaths and alleviate some of the itchiness. Other than that he looks in fine fettle.

[tridds1975]

Thankyou much for your replies Is it natural for him to molt like this? or is this excessive?

[Hezz]

It is normal, and natural.

[tridds1975]

Brilliant thankyou