| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 253.1 | perhaps it's habit. | WARLRD::SIMPSON | | Tue Sep 12 1989 09:12 | 29 |
| Hello...
I have an African Grey (Jonathan). Jonathan does not pluck but
has had a lot of feather trouble. His feathers all fell out on
his legs, chest, wings and back. He looked like a big fluff ball.
These problems seem to have been due to parasites and a low thyroid.
Jonathan is a Grey I got from Quarantine about 2 years ago. I was
told he was hand-fed but
you would never know it. I have finally gotten him to like being
petted but he still does not like
to be picked up.
At any rate, I asked about plucking when I took him to the second
vet.
The first one thought it was plucking and put a collar on him.
This did not work. He chewed it off in a week.
Anyway, the second vet said that he had seen Greys who plucked out
of habit. They were in a stressful situation and started and even
after taken out of that situation, they did not stop.
Maybe this could be your bird's problem.
Have you talked with the vet?
Good luck!
Laurie
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| 253.2 | Parasites | CSC32::K_WORKMAN | HSC/SHADOW Tech Leader 522-4990 | Tue Sep 12 1989 10:10 | 2 |
| One of the major causes for feather plucking is parasites. Have
a fecal done by your vet and ivermectin if necessary.
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| 253.3 | healthy but naked | EGYPT::BELLIVEAU | | Tue Sep 12 1989 14:38 | 5 |
| RE:.1 and .2
I forgot to mention Birdie's been checked out by the vet (who by
the way makes house calls!!). No bugs, in fact he's in excellent
health. It seems as Laurie mentioned, once the habit begins, it's
difficult to break. 8^( Thanx for the input.
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| 253.4 | reference | WMOIS::B_REINKE | if you are a dreamer, come in.. | Tue Sep 12 1989 16:01 | 1 |
| Also see note 213 Cockatiel feather picking.
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| 253.5 | ready to breed | SVCRUS::KROLL | | Tue Sep 12 1989 16:50 | 7 |
| I had a friend who had one that tried everything. finally sold
it to a breeder and low & behold the plucking stoped and she went
to nest that year and raized 3 clutches. every time he seperated
them she would start again.
never will know the long term results of this for they burned up
in a fire.
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| 253.6 | sympathy... | GLASHR::MOEHLENPA_ED | | Fri Sep 15 1989 00:40 | 6 |
| Mine (a female) was doing the same thing. Now she is happily a
breeder bird at a breeding facility. She isn't plucking anymore,
to my understanding.
Ed
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