It’s not very often that you see a live bird without any feathers at all, but for the owners of these lovebirds, it’s a normal, everyday sight.
Lemon and Indi from West Palm Beach, Florida, are a very special pair, not only because they share a close bond with each other, but because they both have psittacine beak and feather disease, a rare and ultimately fatalcondition that has caused Lemon to become completely bald. Because the disease is highly contagious, Lemon has to be kept in isolation — but she’s never alone thanks to Indi.
Lemon used to have a full set of feathers, but as her disease progressed…
…she unfortunately lost them all.
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But she’s happy in the caring hands of her owner, Fabiana Guagliardo…
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…and with Indi by her side. Indi also has the condition but has not yet lost her feathers.
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Recently, Guagliardo heard about Rhea, another bird with the disease. Her owner was leaving the country and couldn’t bring her, so Guagliardo decided to take her in.
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She was worried about how the three birds would get along, but as it turns out, they’re a perfect trio!
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Learn more about these three special lovebirds below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZfsqgNbgBs