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why is my parakeet losing its feathers2007-11-24 17:27:36

I would suggest you go to your local pet store and purchase some vitamin supplements. The best supplements are the powdered kind that you can sprinkle on top of the bird's seeds. This will guarentee that the bird will get these extra vitamins it needs. The type of vitamins that goes in the water is no good as the water spoils faster and most birds do not like to drink water with the supplements in it.

Hope this helps :-)

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Because its molting - birds do that

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seperate them.. see if the problem persists. then you'll have your answer

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Yes you should seperate them. Sounds like the yellow one is a little too mean.

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Yes, you should separate them if one is picking on the other.

Your blue parakeet may be molting but you'll only know that by separating them and giving the poor little guy a break.

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we just got a new budgie. the female (old one) pecks at him sometimes. we have two feeders in their cage. the blue one could be just molting. our female was bald on her head for a while she was rubbing her head on something, but she was going throught the molt at the same time. i would put another feeder in and take the yellow one out and then let the blue one eat.

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I see some people said, multing, RONG! sorry, LOL birds don't lose like that while multing. If he's not acting any differant he prob not sick, sick birds are weak and will fight it out till the death as much as they can, but it's to hard for a bird not to show. Sick birds will go to the cage floor and sit in the corner, or warmest spot they can find. BUT you said it's NOT acting differant, so it might be that the two are fighting, ME, as a bird raiser since before age 2, and my dad a breeder all his life, plus threw veternary school, HATES when people put two birds in a cage together. It works sometimes, but if you have two males they fight, two females they fight, or a male and a female they breed. that's in most cases not all, don't take it the rong way. If you have two males seperate, the more masculant one will kill the other, forbid it from THERE food, and THERE water, and THERE peerch, and THERE toy, and THERE mirrow. two females, same thing, and for a male and a female if that's your case, they don't want to mate, and are just not compatable, they'll kill each other, well.wich ever comes first. You should seperate! If you don't have a cage, buy one. (that's an EXTRA cage) lol. if you need anyhelp or more questions, or anything at all to do with your sweet lil' birds, or any animal you can e-mail me at sidesadle11@yahoo.com

good luck, best of wishes, and hope i helped out1 :)

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it may be sick or have parydous

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molting?

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the birds should be seperated if they bully each other. my bird has patches too. it might be because of moulting but it should not get too skinny. you must seperate them fast. it also might be skinny bcos the yellow one is depriving the blue one of its food.