Moult or trauma??????

[caveat]

Not sure if this is the right area or not but here goes.

My daughters rescue buzzard was previously kept in dire conditions - a cage filled with razor wire - before we rescued her. When we got her her feathers were non existant (she looked like a chicken bless her!) and even though she got her feathers back quite quickly, she regularly loses them to the extent where she looks bold again. Now if this is just a normal moult then it's extremely severe.
Has anyone ever heard of psychological trauma by previously bad conditions affecting a bird in this way after rescue?
She's a fantastic bird, has a very large aviary, is out regularly with my daughter and in fact has an amazing bond with her.
The thing is, I'm pretty sure she may be pulling some of the feather out as she was bleeding with it the last time.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[Osiris]

hi mate.

terrible story to say the least. real shame.

when you say she "moulted" back her feathers quite quickly, how long ago was this, and were all/most of the feathers back in and for how long?

Stress and mental trauma can trigger some real bad signs such as this. However, there may be some feather problems such as pulpitis or alikes. Sorry mate i aint a vet, although you may need to seek some avian vets advice. Sprout, who's a member on the forum, might be able to help you out more.

Hope all goes well mate, please, keep us updated.

all the best mate,

Jamie