by Mountain Parrot » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:29 am
I have a one year old male Vos Eclectus. He has never been clipped and exercises his wings frequently. He climbs and plays all the time but also falls a lot (seems to be when he's perched and not when he is hanging upside down playing bat bird). As a baby I padded his cage with a towel expecting him to misstep. He has broken all of his tail feathers and is still breaking wing feathers. I often check on him to find one almost snapped. He hasn't broken a blood feather (I check all the time because this is my fear). I know the feathers will grown back but I am wondering if there is anything I can do in the meantime to ensure his safety? He isn't plucking or chewing, just falling. I removed his boing from his cage and he spends most of his day on his stand. This seems to help as the breakage is occurring in his cage. I do not have his cage overloaded with toys or perches either. I also wonder if this is part of being a baby? He is in good health and his droppings are normal. My other birds are much older so this is my first experience with a juvenile. Thank you!