I've had a male for quite a while now and it has been plucking the female's feather, does anyone know why he might be doing this. he used to share the cage with another female before she flew away.
2007-09-10 21:49:51 · 4 answers · asked by night_hawk 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
he is showing affection to the girl
showing his manly-like love
if he does it too much, take them both to a vet!
2007-09-10 21:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by sar rahh+ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately male cockatiels will do that--friends of mine who owned a pair of cockatiels invariably ended up with half-bald female birds, and I had to separate my own 'tiels because the male kept trying to rip the female's head feathers out; she actually did more damage to him through the course of retaliation (I always thought it made him look like Igor), but still, they were ripping each others' feathers out! Separating them is really the only way you can make them stop.
2016-04-04 01:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When birds are mating, sometimes the male grasps the back of the female's head and pulls out some of the feathers. If the plucking is anywhere else on the body, the bird is probably plucking herself. Do they seem to get along, or do they fight?
2007-09-11 06:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a sign that your cockatiel is ready to breed (the male is), if you do not want to breed them then seperate them or get another male to replace the female in the cage.
2007-09-11 05:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by kimba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋