Does anyone have a bird that has stopped plucking
My older goffins FINALLY did and has FINALLY grown back almost all his feathers and doesn't appear to be plucking anymore. I don't know why he was plucking to begin with or why he suddenly stopped (could be that we got a puppy to take his mind off overpreening or that he finally bonded with the other bird?).. anyone else have a bird who has also stopped? You never hear GOOD stories like this :-P
Answers:Yes!
I have a 15 year old African Grey who is a rescue/relinquishment I adopted in August. She was essentially bald last January when a Vet Tech friend picked her up from a family who's Mother had died. It was the Mom's bird and the Adult children didn't want her any more. So my friend rehabilitated her for 8 months: cleaned up her horrendous diet, got her on vitamin supplements, gave her regular showers, and most importantly, made sure she got at least 10 hours of sleep in a dark covered cage every night.
At this point, I stepped in and began working with her behavior. Within 2 days she went from being a cage-bound, hand-shy Grey to a somewhat affectionate happy little girl. She now steps up with no hesitation, does a high-four immediately and will do a turn-around on cue. She's a chatty little thing and little by little, a rather extensive vocabulary is starting to appear, including saying "Thank You" when I make her breakfast.
It did the trick. She quit plucking, and she has down and feathers growing back everywhere. She has started what is probably her first healthy molt in years, and the feathers are coming back. She still has a bald tummy, but that has begun to fill in around the edges slowly and solidly. She's really beginning to look pretty good. I think a lot of it is their state of mind. When birds are happy, rested, well-cared for and nothing is bothering them, they will stop plucking if it hasn't generated into a habit.
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