Posted by Hendrik Van der Heide --Previous Message--
on 3/13/2002, 12:34 am
I have a 3-year old Congo Grey who seems to br continualy in yhe molt. He also chalks a lot and makes everything in my living room whitish from chalking. A bird breeder who is an expert on African Greys told me to use a small amount of original Listerine in the spray bottle. He loves his daily shower and asks for it by words and then says "nice" afterwards. He seems very happy but every time his feathers grow out he eats the including his tailfeathers. He is not bald and does not seem to pluck his breast feathers. Any suggestions as to what to do?
: I have a Grey who is 6 years old.
: About 41/2 years ago he started
: pulling feathers. I have tried
: everything, yo no avail. We
: have been to the vet, I've tried
: sprays, and every other
: suggestion in the book. He
: still pulls feathers, but is
: still a great bird. He looks
: kind of funny, but is still a
: great bird. Good luck and let
: me know if you come up with a
: solution.
: Michelle Miller
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: I really Do not reccomend iodine,
: you
: should take the bird to an
: experienced avian vet, Iodine
: may cause the situation to get
: worse. Plucking is pretty common
: among african greys especially
: congo's. I suggest once you have
: seen a avian vet, that you buy
: the bird some more toys and
: rotate them about once a week in
: his/her cage, i would also get a
: good spray bottle and put it on
: a mist setting, you should try
: and give the bird a bath about
: once a day, ( please note you
: should keep the house warm ) you
: do not want the bird to catch a
: cold. But at the same time, the
: bath will allow your african
: grey's feathers and skin to not
: over dry, and become less itchy.
: Best of luck!
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: : --Previous Message--
: try bird iodine it worked on my
: bird
: he was bald a lot he hated men
: and it helped
: :My 7yr old started feather
: plucking with no apparent
: reason. Fortujnatelky we had a
: aviarian vet who did biopsy and
: sent toU of Georgia and result
: said there is musclulature skin
: change but no apparent reason.
: Means physical problem not yet
: understood, but 3 years later,
: still plucking so supect now is
: habit. Still dynamic, smart,
: verbal lovalb BOO. don't know
: what to do.
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