Has anyone lost feathers around the nostrils of their parrot?

[kme3388]

This is Nico today. He is starting to miss some feathers around his nostrils again. I feel like this is a spring thing. I’ve always wondered if parrots get allergies or something. Has anyone else experienced this? What was the outcome?

This is when I first got Nico, and then the spring after. He’ll grow them back out just to lose them again. It just seems like a repeat issue.

 

[saxguy64]

Perhaps just a regular part of his molting schedule? Tucker has gotten a little thin around the nostrils a few times, and his usual thing is thinning around the neck. I tease him every year that he's getting his male pattern balding. They fill back in after a bit, so I don't worry about it. To be fair, once you've had a plucker, I think you're always super sensitive to the possibility that it's intentional. Good to know Nico should be growing them back. He's such a gorgeous boy