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Sorry it has been a while for some reason I did not see replies and I thank you for them. He has been plucking since he was about 2 years old. He has done better on pluck no more. I do the best I can with him but he is alone most of the day. I am a busy doctor and it is difficult. He reads emails with me in the morning, and I spend time with him when I come home. My housekeeper and wife give him a little attention, but I am not sure if that is enough. I am not sure why he plucks but he has been worked up by multiple avian specialists over the years and it is likely behavioral. Maybe he gets bored, I don't know. I bring home toys and treats, and so forth. I posted a question just now about possibly getting another bird, perhaps a senegal parrot in part to keep him company. We travel sometimes also. I have the housekeeper come at least once daily. He does not do well boarding, even with very friendly bird vet techs. The time he started plucking seemed to coincide roughly to when I got a caique (which I re-homed a few years ago). He seemed to bond with her for a few months, but then did not want to have anything to do with her. This is a recent picture of him. EF76BF13-5A6F-442E-9770-940873C66947.heic