My new budgie has a bald vent and poop sticking. Is this normal?

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Brought new budgie home from pet store yesterday it is only several weeks old.Noticed it's poops which rant funny get stuck to his vent so removed them again the same thing this morning and noticed he is bald around vent fairly large area bald around vent eats well alert doesn't seem sickly looks healthy except for bald around vent causing poop to stick on not sure If skin looked abnormal pinkish red or if that is just normal for that bird doesn't seem swollen etc. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 10 days old | 1lb

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

A picture of your bird’s vent would be helpful so we can try to determine if the featherless skin is normal or not. However, based on what you are describing, I would assume that the feathers have fallen out because of the matting/stickiness from the feces around the vent. If your bird is otherwise eating and drinking normally then I would not be too concerned. Just be on the lookout for any other feather loss and/or any behavior changes. I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

My new budgie has a bald vent and poop sticking. Is this normal?

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