Is this behavior indicative of a parasite?

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I wanted to update this with another follow-up in case it is helpful to anybody. The REAL source of the issue was that she wasn't eating enough food and turned to eating the bedding.

They wouldn't eat regular feed, only if it was wet. I was providing a lot of feed the way they liked it, but they were picky and messy eaters and spilled it while eating (and they wouldn't eat what they spilled). As noted we changed out the bedding, fed egg yolk, paid more attention to their eating, and concurrently the issue stopped but we were having to refill several times a day. I went through a massive amount of feed. I tried a few different containers and feeders before I found one that could distribute a day's worth of food the way they liked without spilling everywhere, and they could relax in confidence regarding food security. It made an enormous difference in the birds that cannot be understated.

It seems so obvious in retrospect and I feel horrible about it. But I want to share in case it helps somebody.

 

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I wanted to update this with another follow-up in case it is helpful to anybody. The REAL source of the issue was that she wasn't eating enough food and turned to eating the bedding.

They wouldn't eat regular feed, only if it was wet. I was providing a lot of feed the way they liked it, but they were picky and messy eaters and spilled it while eating (and they wouldn't eat what they spilled). As noted we changed out the bedding, fed egg yolk, paid more attention to their eating, and concurrently the issue stopped but we were having to refill several times a day. I went through a massive amount of feed. I tried a few different containers and feeders before I found one that could distribute a day's worth of food the way they liked without spilling everywhere, and they could relax in confidence regarding food security. It made an enormous difference in the birds that cannot be understated.

It seems so obvious in retrospect and I feel horrible about it. But I want to share in case it helps somebody.

Interesting. It makes you wonder what and how they were fed before you got them. So glad they are better now. Thanks for the update!