She seems fine, happy and eats a very healthy diet. Is this something to be concerned about medically?
2006-08-13 08:28:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
do you play with her and give her lots of attention? parrots are social creatures and MUST have interaction with their owners. quite honestly, a bird that is lonely or bored can actually become somewhat psychotic even if they seem just fine with everything else. birds will also pluck their own feathers if they are stressed out.
the best thing to do is to get your parrot to a vet specializes in birds to make sure she is healthy and help figure out why she's doing that. then you can decide with the vet what the best course of action would be.
good luck! and LOVE your parrot!
2006-08-13 08:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by faerie girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has something replaced approximately ur domicile those days. Even basically changing the room they stay in or shifting the furnishings around to a different trend interior a similar room as them can disillusioned the senstive parrots. Are u spending adequate time with him, they have an inclination to get mad in the event that they don't seem to be dealt with a minimum of 30 mintues an afternoon and characteristic a minimum of an hour or 2 out of their cage to play. Do u have him a preen toy? some thing with rope or fuzzy stuff they'd groom on? And psychological toys like nutrition puzzles to take in time so as that they don't seem to be bored. A bored or under pressure fowl is who's maximum in all probability to feather %.. wish that facilitates, if it gets relatively undesirable they make fowl clothing that they'd %. extremely of their feathers. Avain fashions is the call of the business enterprise. Ur parrot could be molting heavily for spring. it is that element of three hundred and sixty 5 days, with the time exchange, my conure is having a awful molt and prefer u say it relatively is in the back of the pinnacle and neck so he's doing lots of grooming.
2016-11-04 12:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the vet firstly to rule out any medical reasons. Have a blood panel done on her to make sure her blood levels are ok. Greys are very smart and sometimes have psychological problems that pop up when living in a caged world. I would go to www.birdsnway.com and go to the Grey section. There are owners of pluckers there that could give you some insite and maybe help you.
Also diet alot of times plays a part in this. Reevaluate the diet your bird is on. Seeds shouldn't be fed to birds..they are to high in fat and lead to fatty liver disease. But as been stated before...first get a vet check and get that blood panel done. Good luck.
2006-08-13 10:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
African Grays are wonderful birds to own, but they do have their quirky moments. First of all I would take it to the vet just to be on the safe side. From former experience tho, sounds like the bird may be lonely..............my bird started out doing the same thing and progressed to much more agressive behavior. Once I gave him to another bird owner, he was perfect again! Sometimes its as simple as putting a mirror in the cage, so that they think they have a friend...lol in any case, best of luck to you.
2006-08-13 09:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds pull feathers out when they are stressed, mostly due to lack of interaction. Large birds are intellegent and need a lot of attention. If this is not possible find her a new home where she will get it. Another possibility is mites. Take her to the vet for diagnosis.
2006-08-13 08:34:14 · answer #5 · answered by im_termite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
African Greys are a very intelligent bird and are well known to be susceptible to “feather plucking.” Quite often it is an indication that the bird is bored and needs more interaction with its family members (you).
You need to find a solution as soon as possible, this is very habit forming and you want to find a solution that is good for your Grey and good for you.
2006-08-13 11:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by chet_swanson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you spend time with her? Birds are like having a perpetual child in the house, and they can get lonely and or stressed out. This then leads to problems and one symptom is them pulling their feathers out.
2006-08-13 08:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by B R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many reasons birds feather pick. Both health, environmental, and psychological reasons. Check out www.featherpicking.com for more answers. Definitely go to a board certified avian specialist to rule out various diseases, and for help on behavior issues.
2006-08-13 09:19:15 · answer #8 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be extremely concerned, and take her to a vet immediately. This doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. It might be stress or boredom.
But I'd have her looked at.
2006-08-13 08:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by Austin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well she may have lice or other itching reasons and they may help her to itch it.
that may jsu be the way she feels of acting
i would see what the vet has to say about it.
good luck! <333
2006-08-13 08:33:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋