what do i do about a featherless parrot,just got her, shes a happy bird .just has no feathers HELP?

Answer 1

A Happy bird will not have no feathers. Birds pluck out their feathers when they become distressed and unhappy. Along with this usually goes mental problems and behavioural problems. This uslaly stems from neglect

The best thing you can do is to spend a lot of time with her and make sure she has lots of toys as parrotts are smart and can become bored easily. Make sure her cage is in a part of the house where there are lots of other people, not in a bedroom or corner.

Good luck

Answer 2

A vet check never hurts. Some internal parasites will cause a bird to pluck.

Diet: make sure it's a good one! Varied and maybe even with a vitamin supplement.

Baths: most birds don't get bathed often enough. Buy a plant mister that produces a fine mist and mist daily with warm water.

Toys: lots of them and make sure you have shreddable ones. Put cleaned branches in the cage, roll up newspaper for the bird to shred, paper towel rools, rolls of toilet tissue (a fav in my house).

Plucking usually starts for a particular reason, then becomes habit. This means, even though the bird may not be sick, bored, stressed or on a poor diet anymore, it may still pluck! Once a bird has plucked for a certain amount of time, the feather follicles can become damaged, and the feathers never regrow.

As mentioned in an earlier post, there is no reason why a plucked bird can't make a wonderful pet.

Some people resort to putting special collars on their bird that prevents them from plucking. I personally don't like them, but if the bird was taking it one step further, and picking it's skin, I certainly would resort to a collar.

Answer 3

I agree with the answers you have that say to give the bird lots of attention. Some birds do feather pluck as they are bored.

It would be a good idea to take the bird to an Avian Vet for some tests to rule out any sickness.

Another cause of feather plucking can be diet. Make sure you feed your bird a good quality food with veggies, fruit, rice and pasta.

You can also do a mite test. Cover the bird cage with a white sheet at night and in the morning check the sheet for any mite dirt. That would be little red specks.

Another idea that might work is change your birds name. Sometimes when a person has a bird that isn't cared for and not treated well will act out in their new surroundings when they are called by their old name. It will bring back a memory to it's old life. By changing it's name the bird has a new start.

Even if the birds feathers never grow back the bird can still be a wonderful pet.

Good luck

Answer 4

You need to get your parrot to a licensed avian vet. There are many reason why a bird is featherless, medical, nutritional, behavioral... your vet can help you figure this out. No bird plucks for no reason and even a "happy" bird can pluck due to allergies as my Senegal Parrot does.
What kind of bird do you have? Some species of parrots need certain nutrients to help keep their feathers and skin happy.
What are you feeding your parrot... how old is your parrot... what was the parrot's previous history... where is she plucked...all of these questions can help me answer your question better.
In the meantime, try integrating some vegetables into her diet, veggies high in vitamin a preferably like sweet potato, carrots, etc. The website http://www.landofvos.com has some really good nutritional tips.
Give your bird plenty of sunlight, the Vitamin D from sunlight will help with feather growth and appearance. PLEASE do NOT leave your bird outside unattended... and if the bird is outside, keep it in it's cage, there will be less of a chance it will get away. Also light through a window... does not count, the bird will not receive the UVA/ UVB rays through a window.
Daily baths will help soothe the skin. I recommend mixing a bit of aloe vera juice in the water. If the bird bathes in a bowl, give it a bowl to swim in, otherwise fill a clean water bottle (no previous chemicals must have been in it) and fill it with water and aloe vera juice and spray the bird with a light mist. Do this daily.
The vet can assist you in vitamins to put in your birds diet etc. If you don't know of a licensed avian vet, go to http://aav.org/vet-lookup/ to help find one or call your vet and ask where they refer their bird patients to.
Please do not go to a vet "familiar" with birds, they will not be able to fully treat your bird for something like this.
Please do not spray your bird with alcohol or any other "bitter" sprays, they are unhealthy for the bird and in the end will not fully deter plucking.
I hope this helps, feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.
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Answer 5

she may have plucked her own feathers. They tend to do that when they dont get enough attention and are bored.

She needs to be kept warm. A normal room temperature should be ok for her.

I have seen people knit little sweater vests for the birds.

If you keep her entertained with some toys she may regrow feathers at the next moult. Either way she can live quite happily in her cage. Be very careful about opening the cage , she may not realize she cant fly and would hurt herself if she tries.

She can be put on the floor and allowed to walk around the room , just dont step on her .

Answer 6

Take her to an avian vet. Sometimes feather plucking is caused by an infection like giardia.

Answer 7

I agree with taking her to the vet, but also I would recommend the site Pet's Medicine Chest. They have natural remedies and advice as well as testimonials.

Answer 8

Some birds lose their feathers naturally but the grow back. If it bothers you go to the vet.

Answer 9

She would be even happier than she is now if you get another bird.