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Re: Feather disease question
Posted by Birdmom on 4/18/08
On 4/17/08, Andrea wrote: Hi, I believe these are called stress bars. There was at one time a great picture of this in Google images, but now I can't find it. I have a Black Cap Conure. I put him through hell a couple years ago because I had been feeding him WAY too many sunflower seeds and it caused fatty liver disease. He has recovered, but has always battled stress/nutritional problems. The thing is so active that he burns off all his calories. I now feed him an endless bowl of pasta, veggies, beans, birdie breads, etc and he has started to gain some grams. I also talked to a nutritionist at KayTee and she felt that he simply was under-nourished, which how could he be if he was on (KayTee) extruded pellets???? But do some research on stress bars and see if you can find anything. I don't think there is a definitive answer for this condition, other than to make their life comfortable and provide the best nutrition possible. Black Caps are hyper hyper, but I really don't know much about the personality of Green Cheeks. My Ollie thinks HE is the alpha male around here, and so does my husband. So when these 2 end up in the same room, Ollie is hissing and strutting and displaying and I am sure his blood pressure is off the charts. I just have been trying to "manage" his condition. He's 8. If anyone has some advice or experience with stress bars, please respond. > On 4/17/08, Andrea wrote: >> Hi everyone, I have a question. I have a green-cheeked >> conure, 17 years old, named Baby. Since December he's >> been developing some black spots on his feathers followed >> by breakage of those same feathers. I've been taking him >> to the vet every other week for the last 4 months, and >> they don't seem to understand what's causing it. No lice >> or mites, but they treated him anyway. He's been given a >> run of antibiotics. He has a healthy and diverse diet, >> but now the breakage and black spots are spreading. It >> first started on his right wing, and now it's spread to >> both. I don't know what to do. >> >> His eating and playing habits don't seem to have changed >> at all, though he's begun flapping his wings for no >> apparent reason. Any ideas would be helpful and greatly >> appreciated. Thank you. > > > I also thought I should add that Baby is an only child. He > does not come into contact with other birds, as he is not > friendly.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Feather disease question, 4/17/08, by Andrea.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/17/08, by Andrea.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/18/08, by Birdmom.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/19/08, by Connie.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/21/08, by Birdy Mom.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/22/08, by Andrea.
- Re: Feather disease question, 4/24/08, by Rose.
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