2007-04-26 03:18:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I have never seen them do this but if it does look to see that the diet is satisfied. If there is no cuttlebone in the cage they may lack the calcium.
2007-04-26 03:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by ruanartist2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't normally eat their own feathers, as far as I know.
They preen them and may possibly pluck them at times to line nests. A canary that is eating some of its feathers may possibly have a feather plucking problem.
2007-04-26 03:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by chocoboryo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caged birds who over preen themselves should be taken to the vet, just to check they haven't got any parasites living on them. Other than that caged birds can suffer from stress from their captive environment. They are not just a pretty chirpy thing that takes no looking after or requires no toys to interest them. Caged birds need motivation to stay healthy, happy and sane. The larger varieties of birds such as parrots or parakeets without a partner can go mad and take it out on themselves with over preening, excessive noise when you come home from work, aggressive behaviour if handling and gradual loss of interest in themselves. Eventually looking a right sorry state with not a picking on them. Recognise any of these and you could be done for neglect or cruelty.
2007-04-26 04:00:15 · answer #3 · answered by Nosey parker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of finches eating each other's feathers when they are not getting enough protein, although I have never seen it myself.
2007-04-26 06:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by s. v. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your bird is pruning herself.This makes room for the new ones.If the feathers dont come back it may have mites.
2007-04-26 03:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont they preen my parrot does this twice a year its like malting they pull at the feathers it looks like they are eating them but its plucking them and cleaning itself.xx
2007-04-26 03:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by easty90210 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently both your birds are healthful w/solid appetites. maximum small birds, canary, parakeet, cockatiel also require some added grit of their weight-help plan/nutrition, for beak maintainance; like our fingernails, beaks and claws enhance continuously and favor periodic "trimming" 2 thoughts to attain this, upload nutritional grit en nutrition source, or, roll positive-grit sandpaper round perches and chewing sticks. If it really is lacking on your birds weight-help plan, you may want to observe them "grinding" their beak, or chewing on towels, etc.... medically speaking it really is termed " aviarian bruxism".
2016-12-04 21:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. They preen and do pull & peck at them. Kind a fluff thing.
2007-04-26 03:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by SALSA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't, unless they're nervous.
2007-04-26 09:44:50 · answer #9 · answered by ♥RaCheL♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't.
2007-04-26 03:22:30 · answer #10 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋