sn4pp3r Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hai guys, mutation or crossbreed ? some yellowish color in the head and body and some greenish feather in the wing side. will the color change back to normal ? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 How long has this she been this way? Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I have a male ekkie I rehomed a year and a-half ago. He has yellow and white coming in with his new feathers. He was totally plucked front and back when I got him. His diet was terrible and frankly he was a mess. His diet is much better, he is much calmer and I am just grateful he has stopped plucking. Perhaps someday he will have green feathers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 About a month after I got her, my ekkie's first molt produced a bunch of yellow feathers. The pattern on this bird's face & head look a lot like the stress bars that Kura had. I found out there are a number of possible causes besides natural mutation. This can be caused from hormones, disease, feather destruction, dietary issues & stress. Because she was a rescue I was pretty convinced that Kura's problems were the last 2. Once corrected, there was a huge difference in her feathers & her colors were normal by her second molt. There are apparently some conditions where the change can be permanent, though. There's a lot of information in this link, if it helps... http://www.landofvos.com/DifferentColors/thoughts.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn4pp3r Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 How long has this she been this way? Jayd I just bought her yesterday as i tought she was kind of special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 She is beautiful either way and I know you will provide the best of everything for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I just bought her yesterday as i tought she was kind of special. The reason I asked was as birdhouse said, it looks like a nutritional or stress relater problem, a possible lack of needed nutrients. Ekkie need a special diet. Loud noise, arguing, is very bad for them, especially for a female.....Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamalbirdbiz Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 What a pretty bird. This ekkie sounds a lot like my wife. no loud noise or arguing. it doesn't agree with her. if you wants to get on her bad side try either one and she will avoid u like you were a grey who over did it on the dairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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