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Dibyendu

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Feather Plucking
« on: September 08, 2011, 10:13:25 AM »
Hello, Very sorry to share the news that my 8 years Gray Female started plucking Feathers from last one week. Last Mar-11  we ate his 3 layed eggs immediately after laying. Pls. suggest how get cured from it.
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Re: Feather Plucking
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2011, 02:56:24 PM »
There are many threads on plucking here that you can read through.  One of the first suggestions you will find is that a visit to the vet may be in order to rule out and health related causes.  If that is cleared then you will want to think about if any big changes have happened in the house recently that may be causing stress or upset.
Do you bath your bird?  May be itchy skin. 
How much time is your bird out?
The causes, can be many.
I have graduated from crazy cat lady to crazy bird lady.  Mommy to Cody (grey)  Sonny (citron) Cher(U2) Chicken (Ducorp) Sunny and Maggie (quakers)  4 kids, and an entire menagerie of other critters.

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Re: Feather Plucking
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2011, 04:53:38 PM »
i think you mean she ate her eggs after laying them not that you ate them?  :o :o :o
i believe is quite common for them to do that so i wouldnt worry about that.

does she have toys to play with? what does she getto eat? how long have you had her?

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