Conure Plucking Chest Feathers
I have had her since birth and she is now abount 6 years old.
Conure plucking chest feathers. He began plucking his feathers out about a year ago starting with the feathers on his legs and gradually working up over the last 12 months to pulling out his back and breast feathers and occasionally larger feathers on his tail and tops of his wings. Feather plucking may indicate a deadly disease or could just mean that your birds are feeling overcrowded in their current accommodations. Why is my sun conure plucking her chest feathers. Plucked area on back.
If a medical or dietary condition is not the cause find ways to adjust your conure s environment to reduce its stress. Click on a term to search for related topics. If you find your pet concentrates on one specific area rather than randomly plucking feathers this may be a good indication that your pet is experiencing localized pain. Bald spots on the chest bald spots on the middle covert shoulders or shredded feathers.
Provide more opportunities for stimulation by offering your bird toys and talking to it more often. I don t think you might say there really is any normalcy or consistancy to feather plucking within countless years about birds i would say the most everyday starting point that i have observed is truly would possibly the chest domain some move up to the neck region a number of to the lower parts of the system and some to the wings i ve seen birds so badly plucked that they just had a. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Pluckers start out plucking chest feathers and later move on to wing neck or tail feathers.
Switch to hybrid mode. On a side note if you think your bird is plucking you should look for these symptoms. When green cheek conures pluck they mutilate otherwise healthy feathers or pick them clean out of their bodies. If your conure is plucking its feathers your first step should be to take it to the vet.
Pulling out tail feathers. A healthy green cheek might start looking ragged and unhealthy with bare patches of feathers. Why is my sun conure plucking her chest feathers. Sun conure plucking chest feathers sun conure pulling feathers sun conure pulling feathers out sun conure pulling out feathers.
X rays are often recommended when pain is associated with feather picking and when the distribution of feather picking is over the back neck or chest. Ask your own bird veterinary question. You should also know that during a molt a green cheek conure will not have any skin showing. Chewing feathers without pulling them out.
Body plucked except head. There have been no changes and she acts normal other than the plucking. I m new here and came seeking advice about my 2 year old jenday conure louie.