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Re: Feather Plucking
Posted by Robin P. on 7/01/05

On 7/01/05, Melissa wrote:
> Help! My 1 year old quaker just started plucking her
> feathers 2 days age and now you can see the skin on its
> chest and has moved on to plucking the feathers it can
> reach on its back. I don't know what to do. Everything
> was fine and then all of the sudden this started. Please
> help!


The only way to "cure" plucking is to find the cause(s) and
eliminate it.
The first thing you need to do is start with a vet check,to
make sure it's not a health reason.Make sure to go to a good
avian vet.
Some reasons birds pluck:
Infections
Mites
Illness,PBFD,Giardia,etc.
Smoking (Owner,not the bird)
Dry skin
Nerves
Too small of a cage/not enough out time
Allergens,glade plug ins,mite protectors,air
freshners,scented candles,can all aggravate your bird and
should not be used around them

AAV.ORG

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Feather Plucking, 7/01/05, by Melissa.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/01/05, by Robin P..
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/08/05, by Donica.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/08/05, by Kristen.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/13/05, by Donica.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/28/05, by davisscole.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 8/05/05, by Manu.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 8/05/05, by Robin P..
• Re: Feather Plucking, 8/08/05, by Melissa.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 8/08/05, by Fran.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/16/07, by sarah.
• Re: Feather Plucking, 7/16/07, by karen.
• Re: Feather Plucking/2 year old post, 7/18/07, by LindaC in OK.