Some members face thyroid problems with their birds.
There isn't much information on the Internet on this condition specifically affecting birds. Yet, the below information may be transferable to avian patients and help you and your vet in addressing the problem. As well as Kelp. A cause of hypothyroidism , more common outside of the US, is iodine deficiency.1 Iodine, which must be supplied by the diet, is an essential component of thyroid hormone. If there is insufficient iodine available in the diet, enough thyroid hormone cannot be produced, and this leads to hypothyroidism.