bald cockatoo diet??

[GlassOnion]

Preening is very good, gently break off the keratin sheaths on the pin feathers. Once she has feathers, she'll look a lot bigger. Good luck!

[pennyandrocky]

hi melon, mya loves to be preened. i don't know about sulfer crested but she gets red pin feathers somtimes i leave those alone it seams to bother her if i try to preen those and they are hard. i use my fingernails like a beak and start at the tip and gently scrape off the white part and work my way toward her head.

[Melon]

hi guys,
yes there is something like white thread around,n there is something like red pin n its thicker.
i leave the red one but i scratch the white one.should i take it?
my family own yellow crest too but i never see him bald(thanks god) thats why i dont know what i have to do.
the vet only say give it time,it will grow.but she really dsnt seems comfort n i catch her doing it brutally sometimes.should i put colar on her?anybody ever experience with colar?
thanks guys!

[pennyandrocky]

yes melon there are collars, the woman who i adopted mya from had a mullocon that she collared because she had ripped a 3inch hole in her chest if it's not raw or bleading though you might try a sweater or a sock. the worst thing you can do is give her attention while she's plucking, toos crave attention any time mya would pull at hers i would turn away and stop talking to her. she has almost completely stopped.

[Melon]

hi,i agree with u.everytime she try to pull her feathers i walk away.she dsnt get i mean yet,we just being together for 2 days only.but i hope she will get it soon
oh ya,i want to ask should i give mist spray to her?the owner said i must not give her bath untill 1 month.is it correct?
thanks for the reply,its really helpful!

[pennyandrocky]

hi melon, i've heard two different stories on bathing cockatoos 1 because of their powder/dust they need to be bathed more than once a day. the other is once a week because of powder/dust. i mist mya a little once a day i don't soak her like my other birds she doesn't like bathing at all i'm going to try a wide bowl with a little water see what she does i just found this suggested somewhere so i'll see and update later. the white feathers get smudges so easy.