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Brown spots on budgie's feathers

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AceyMacey
Hello all,

Attached are pictures of my little budgie boy, Octavio.


Recently I've noticed brown/black spots on his feathers that were not there before (around the feet). I've inspected them closely; they appear to be stains, not mites. Each impacted feather seems to have a couple or more tiny spots in various places.

Does anyone have any idea what these might be?

Some helpful information:

He is on a seed and fruit diet at the moment (with occasional proteins like eggs); I am still in the process of converting him to a more healthy pelleted diet.

I haven't noticed any change in his behaviour/temperament/food intake/water intake.
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AceyMacey
Hello, thank you for your replies, FaeryBee and StarlingWings, and for the links you posted to invaluable information. I'll be sure to keep them handy!

His name is Octavio! He is a rescued bird, so I'm unsure how old he is. However, he is an adult male, and I have had him for a year.
He has molted twice since I've had him, once during the first month of his rescue in September and once in early spring.

I apologize for the picture; capturing the brown spots on his feather is incredibly hard. You would need to zoom in and look right above his leg.
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