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Feather pluckers

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Worst pluckers

Poll ended at Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:53 pm

Cockatoos
0
No votes
Macaws
0
No votes
African Greys
0
No votes
Senegals
0
No votes
Conures
0
No votes
Ringnecks and Alexandrines
0
No votes
Other
1
100%
 
Total votes : 1

Feather pluckers

Postby Toggsy » Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:53 pm

Doing a bit of reasearch more out curiosity than anything else in regards feather pluckers.
I'm not interested in why they pluck themselves as there are various reason why they do it which could be discussed in another thread
I've seen plenty of Greys,Toos and Macaws who have plucked themselves but which species do you think has the worst reputation for doing so
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Re: Feather pluckers

Postby Kakariki » Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:20 pm

The only bird \I have owned that plucked at all was a TAG, and only then during a stressful period, which then stopped, so I cannot reasonably respond. sorry.

I have 2 conures, a GCC and a Sun neither have ever plucked.
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Re: Feather pluckers

Postby Chantilly » Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:59 am

I volonteer at a bird park, all the birds seem content, but the only birds that pluck are three eclectuses.
So from my own experience, Eclectuses handle things the worst. Although If Tilly dosnt get enough time out she will snap her feathers up and crease them. It is quite hard to know because it depends on so many thing.. I voted other because I do think Eclectuses are very very needy...
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