TIP: Click on subject to list as thread! ANSI
echo: parrots
to: MICHAEL ALEXANDER
from: KANDY DIETRICH
date: 1996-11-10 13:36:00
subject: feather picking

-> It could be any number of reasons, some of the more frequents ones
-> are: Boredom - not enough attention and/or toys to keep occupied.
-> Stress - changes in environment, relocation, new family addition (pet
-> or other person)
-> Health condition - dry skin, parasites, etc.
->
-> I would say take her to the vet for a full check up and make note if
-> any of theabove could be attributable.  Tell the vet of anything that
-> changed around thetime she started picking.
->
-> This is assuming that it isn't just taking care of new feathers that
-> are comingin, or general preening.
My bird never really liked to play with toys. I am almost sure that
stress could be part of it. She started picking after I got another bird
and continued to get worse. She now only has tail feathers, head
feathers, and some wing feathers.
--- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0218
---------------
* Origin: The Target Range II 310/634-8993 (1:102/420)

SOURCE: echomail via exec-pc

Email questions or comments to sysop@ipingthereforeiam.com
All parts of this website painstakingly hand-crafted in the U.S.A.!
IPTIA BBS/MUD/Terminal/Game Server List, © 2025 IPTIA Consulting™.