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why is my quaker parrot pulling his feathers2007-11-24 17:27:37

Sometimes birds get parasites or mites. If your bird has either, his skin could itch horribly and he is just trying to stop the itching. Take him to the vet and have him examined for any infections/parasites.

These are just a few of the countless possibilities for plucking. Plucking becomes a deeply ingrained habit after a while, and even though the orginal reasons behind it may be gone, the behavior can remain for a long time. If this becomes the case, I would definately seek out a bird behavioralist in your area that can help you to break this horribly cycle. Good luck!

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He's maulting. Parrots lose there feathers once a year, and grow back new ones. It's a process of nature.

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he is probably molting all birds molt around the different seasons mine are too there is nothing to worry about when they are molting it's nateral.

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when parrots do this type of behavior its not something good this either means he is stressesd or just misbehaving you need to give him more attetion then usaul i have a yellownaped amazon parrot she doesnt do this but i have done research in the s\worst case scenraio just in case she would. moslty because of stress or the casue of nutrition. promise you that.

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this means your bird is not happy, maybe you are not giving him enough attention, get more toys, give him some new foods

move him into the room where most activity occurs

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Hes either stressed out..or bored outta his wits. You need to figure out which it is and fix matters. Since you say he has pulled off ALL his feathers on his front.I highly doubt this is due to molting. Its sad when birds go thru this..please read up about this and work on the problem. The owner is to blame sorry to say.

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Your Quaker has most likely begun a very nasty habit called "Plucking". This isn't good.