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Re: Feather Plucking
Posted by Kristen on 7/08/05

other reasons:
Lack of toys
Boredom in cage
Boredom out of cage
something new in the house like a new animal, baby, even a
picture on the wall
Have you moved his cage?
Whatever it may be, try your hardest to stop it before he
causes permanent damage.
Good Luck
Feel free to email me off the board if you have any specific
questions.
Kristen Satterwhite

On 7/01/05, Robin P. wrote:
> 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


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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.