Weird "hole"

When budgies (or other pet birds) are preening and something interrupts them, by looking at their feathers we can see the location their beaks were in while preening by looking at those "holes" on the body feathers.
We can also see the skin surrounding their necks while they preen and this is all very normal, the same thing goes for the lack of feathers right below the lower beak area (lower mandible) .

FaeryBee said:

I can't really see anything regarding the "hole" from the picture you posted.

Budgies preen their feathers to clean them which is quite normal.
They don't lose many feathers unless they are molting though.

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Yeah it's because I can't take a normal pic of it she sees the camera and moves
but it's not a hole actually it's just al ittle sunk in spot..
thanks

aluz said:

When budgies (or other pet birds) are preening and something interrupts them, by looking at their feathers we can see the location their beaks were in while preening by looking at those "holes" on the body feathers.
We can also see the skin surrounding their necks while they preen and this is all very normal, the same thing goes for the lack of feathers right below the lower beak area (lower mandible) .

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Okay. thank you !
makes sense..

I do see the divit in her feathers between her neck and her wing... Will she let you hold her? If you could wet her feathers you might be able to see what is going on under them. Maybe an old injury that left a pucker in the skin?

Not that I can answer the question, but it does show quite clearly in this photo. You did a good job with this photo

Is this the first time you've noticed it? I would take her to the vet just so the vet can see what could be causing the indent.

She seems happy and healthy, so maybe it is a deformity? I would still get it checked out :thumbsup:

ParrotletsRock said:

I do see the divit in her feathers between her neck and her wing... Will she let you hold her? If you could wet her feathers you might be able to see what is going on under them. Maybe an old injury that left a pucker in the skin?

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Hold not really. she can sit on my finger /arm / head but not hold .. but i'll try to make her wet the area..
that's weird because I don't think she was injured at all.. maybe the other bird bit her hard?? X: she sometimes even bites him hard at the head..

jrook said:

Not that I can answer the question, but it does show quite clearly in this photo. You did a good job with this photo

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hehe thanks

StarlingWings said:

Is this the first time you've noticed it? I would take her to the vet just so the vet can see what could be causing the indent.

She seems happy and healthy, so maybe it is a deformity? I would still get it checked out :thumbsup:

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Ive noticed that for about a week now..because it's very diffrent from the right side and it looks not normal..yeah I think ill take her to the vet then /:
she is happy [but bites me alotttt and the other budgie] she is very active and playful. maybe it's just like a"scar" but I will see about the vet ^^

Glad you know what it is!