Posted by Lynn Hounslow on 3/15/2004, 11:43 am, in reply to "Re: My bald bird"
i purchased a grey last year which was half bald due to plucking, took him to the vet had several tests done, all came back clear, vet suggested letting ozzie only have a twelve hour day ie- if your up at 7am then cover him up at 7pm, and give him a dark box for the day if he wants a nap, spraying him daily (have tried listerine, and other pluck deterrents) plain water was fine.move him/her to a busy area of the house where they have constant attention. ozzie was fine for a while all new feathers coming through, vet said its a habit like humans biting their nails, so you have to try to get them out of it by distracting them when they start to do it, ie call them get a new toy, sing to them, just get their attention. this all worked for a while ozzie is now 80% better but occaisonally he will revert back to pulling them out if he's upset with me. or he feels neglected.--Previous Message--
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: If your bird is plucking it is VERY
: important to take her to a
: vet!!!!! Plucking can mean many
: things, the bird may be bored,
: stressed, or even worse SICK!!!
: African greys are very
: intelegent creatures that
: desearve and require alot of
: care. A Vet check up should not
: cost you more that $30-40
: dollars. If you cannot afford
: this than maybe you should not
: keep the bird. Find a local bird
: rescue where your bird can be
: helped! Here is a website,
:
: http://www.thegabrielfoundation.org/
: This is an organization that
: rescues birds, you can email
: them and they can help you.
: Remember if you do not get
: professional help your birds
: plucking will not stop, the bird
: may become bald, and never
: regrow her feathers back if it
: plucks for along time, even
: worse the bird could die! GET
: HELP!
: My Timneh was bald until my vet
: came me RED PALM OIL. My baby has
: feathers now.
: :
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