I previously wrote that my CAG parrot, Chance, was hormonal months ago, laid an egg for the first time, and subsequently developed a kidney infection. Out of pain, she started plucking. I've had Chance for 11 years now, this is a new thing, nothing new happened in our lives to cause this. We've had an increase of noise in our neighborhood with new construction being done with townhouses being built. But at 20 years of age, Chance became very hormonal for the first time, wanting to mate both me and my spouse.
She completed her antibiotics months ago, and seems more lively/happier; she no longer has the infection and her last vitals looked good. Avian vet prescribed valium, as our vet noticed her anxiety was increased. Let me tell you: it is very difficult to get Chance to take medication. We had to put it on toast. It was the only way, as she's terrified of the syringe.
Chance is still plucking. And even though she's on a solar schedule she doesn't sleep. She now refuses to sleep in her cage. She sleeps on some perches we bought for her. She plucks in the middle of the night. I don't know what to do for her. She'll fly to us while watching TV and will pluck while on the couch.
The only thing that makes sense to me is that she's sexually frustrated. We really try to not stroke her or kiss too much. No matter what, though, she still plucks.
How can I get her to stop? Bear in mind, I had Chance for 10.5 years before anything like this happened. She's always known my spouse and she's a happy bird. Would getting another African grey help? Especially if a male?
I'm at a loss here. She has a whole play area with lots of toys, we built a jungle gym for her. She would still rather fly to the bed and destroy the bedding and try to dig in the bedding. She has a healthy diet with chop daily in addition to some seed mix. We have tried valium and Pluck No More. The valium helped only a little.