SOS my parrot is not plucking is he?

[flamingo]

ive never seen him pluck but i noticed he was rubbing his chest like preening

http://www.flickr.com/photos/113163216@N07/12164318274/


am i paranoid?

[Pajarita]

Can't see it, I don't belong to Flick or whatever it is.

[Wolf]

I saw the pics, but they are too small for me to see anything.

[flamingo]

i dont get what is going on??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/113163216@N07/12181851896/

i DONT GET WHAT IS GOING ON IS THIS MITES OR SOMETHING/

[Pajarita]

Looks like he's plucking and, although people mention mites as a possible cause of it, I've never known or heard of a single indoor parrot that got any. In my personal experience, the overwhelmingly majority of parrots pluck for psychological/emotional reasons - could be boredom, depression, sexual frustration, etc but it's always directly related to its environment and care. Mind you, I am not accusing you of not taking good care of your bird! Some birds do well under the same conditions that make others pluck... But there are guidelines that can help you evaluate where the problem can be coming from.

Is the bird clipped or flighted?
How many hours out of cage?
How many hours of one-on-one?
Is it a single bird or are there others kept with him?
Human or solar light schedule?
Measured amount of protein food or free-fed?
Has there been any recent drastic changes in the household or in his care?

[KimberlyAnn]

WAIT! In that last picture...is the bird's foot rotting?! That's not the same bird, is it?

[flamingo]

not the same bird

I was told that the scales shed sometimes

the toe missing must have been a past fight before i got him

[Pajarita]

The scales shed? What do you mean?

Unless you provide more information as to his age, how long you've had him, what light schedule/diet he has, how many hours a day he is out of the cage, whether he flies or not, etc, we can't help you - but one thing I can tell you, the cage is waaaaaaaaay too small for him and it's too low (birds like to be high up, it makes them feel secure).

[flamingo]

i got him a few days ago

he had one winged clipped

thats not his perm cage i am having some ones custom built for them


feet scales i was told shed and then they grow new ones he is 16 months


THe first bird looks perfect i was paranoid