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Here's another thing to think about: could Peko have developed some food allergy? We had always heard to move our Grey to pellets and the best pellets were Harrison's. I think Corey did not do well on Harrison's pellets.

Totally loved this!

Thanks for the links. I feel her sleep cage maybe too small so she thinks that it's a nesting box. Funny thing is that this is a standard sized cage for Japanese and was almost $400 We had to import our main one from the states. I actually take her into the shower with me everyday. She only likes misting bottles and she'll fly down from her perch to the window sill when she wants a spray down, which is not often. But I read some where that spraying them everyday helps with plucking. Maybe one of the reasons pluck no more works for some? I'm trying to spray her a couple times a day. I don't get her totally wet, but enough to get some moisture in. Again thanks for replying and I'll do my best!

We moved our Huey and GreycieMae into our bedroom as well. Greycie used to have night frights all the time. We could hear her thrashing around in the birdroom. Stressed me the hell out. When we moved into our new house, one of the deals I cut was Greys in the bedroom since it's so big. She sleeps on a ladder and he sleeps on a rolling perch. Not a single night fright in a whole year now.

I just went to the Medical Center for Birds website to get the advice they give to their clients on feather damaging behavior and feather care and attached the two articles. Peko looks very good in your video. I'm very impressed that you can get Peko into a harness! No way could I convince Corey to let us do that. Feather Care 2018(1).pdf Feather Damaging Behaviors 2018.pdf

I see that you do have a sleep cage and I think that is good. We changed Corey's sleep arrangements when I realized that the night time was hardest for her. I think it has to do with the fact that birds, when they sleep, are very vulnerable because they can NOT fly to get away from danger. This is generally all birds, not just pet birds. I could be wrong but I think it's a built in fear/behavior instinct that most birds have. So, the first thing we did was create a "night time" cage for her in our bedroom. I have a sense over the years that Corey clearly did want to be with her humans at night. Except for the very front of her cage, we cover all the other sides of the cage with towels. And we keep this cage very clean: vacuum out all the dust and any feathers [not when she is close to this cage]. However, if changing your Grey's sleeping cage is bothering your Grey, I would trust your instincts. Then, we have a low night light in the hall [probably 8 feet from her cage]. I think this is also important so she can look out and see that she is safe. The other thing that I think helps our Grey is giving her showers. Luckily for us, she trusts my husband and goes willing to him [on a basket] when he showers. [She probably gets up to 1 or 2 showers/week]. He puts her under the shower spray until she's very wet and then hands her to me to be dried off. She used to let me gently dry her with a hair dryer but now she will only let me towel her off before I return her to her cage. We do this during the day when it's still warm in the house so she doesn't get chilled. You might try to order the "Pluck No More" product from Kings Cages. Hopefully, they will ship to your location. If that doesn't help, you could consider contacting The Medical Center for Birds in Oakley, California and seeing what they would recommend. I know that most Vet hospitals are busy but they might tell you what they would recommend in your situation. Maybe your Vet could obtain and prescribe what the Medical Center for Birds recommends. It's worth a try. You might need to push because sometimes the only way you get what you really need is to be not only informed but also kind AND insistent. I do think it's worthwhile to try to reduce stress for your Grey. I know this is not easy. We have a small space that we take Corey to play. It's private and quiet. She asks to go there by saying: "See Your Box" and she calls to us when she wants us to come back to her regular cage or other places in the house. I know that you do not have a lot of space but maybe you could find a closet your Grey would like. One thing that gave me ideas of how to engage our Grey was watching YouTube videos of an African Grey called: Einstein. Einstein and his family live in Texas, USA and they frequently film Einstein going about his life. If you searched on "African Grey, Einstein" in the YouTube search bar; I bet you would find videos. I am sure people will point out that Einstein also displays effects "feather destruction" behavior but I think Einstein's humans do a good job of living with him. Continue to try different things: slowly and methodically [one at a time]. Introduce things slowly. Greys do not like a lot of change in their life so you have to move slow. I really hope that something I wrote can help you and your Grey. Greys are amazing creatures and they deserve the best chance of a quality life.

Welcome back. I just came back after a while away too.

Thanks for the well wishes! I'm a part time teacher at universities here. We've been teaching online for the last year and a half, so I'm with her for most of the day, but her plucking has not gotten any better. In fact I feel it's getting worse. She plucks mostly at night in her sleep cage especially after I've cleaned it. Should I just leave all her feathers in there? I'm not hopeful for any medication for her from the vet. Medication for people here isn't great. My friend broke his leg and needed major surgery on it. They were giving him aspirin for pain at the hospital.

I'm sorry to hear about this. As you know, this is not an easy problem to solve. When we started to see this problem in our Grey [probably more than 15 years ago], Corey, we tried a number of avian vets. I was NOT happy with most of the solutions we heard about [or tired] until we got Corey to see Dr. Brian Speer in Oakley CA at the Medical Center for Birds. He said that this problem was just beginning for Corey and that we basically needed to engage her more. We were both working full-time jobs at the time and she was being left alone at least 9 1/2 hours a day for 5 days per week. Lucky for us, our work status changed and we could spend more time with her after about a year or so after this started. At the time when this problem was most severe for Corey, Dr. Speer was treating Corey with a pain-killer [I don't remember if he specifically determined what was causing her pain] and probably what amounts to a mild, avian tranquilizer. They were both liquid solutions. I don't remember specifically the names of those drugs. These drugs [and spending as much time with Corey as we possibly could and trying to do everything to reduce her stress] we managed to bring her feather destruction habits under control. If you look at her pictures now, she looks fine: fully feathered. I have heard of some avian vets prescribing drugs to control hormones in female Greys but we never had to do that. Corey has never shown any interest in laying eggs [even though we know she is a female]. Over the following years, whenever it looked like this problem might be coming up again we tried Kings Cages Pluck No More. This probably doesn't work for all Greys but it did seem to help Corey. Fortunately, we haven't had to use it in the last 10 years and that might be because Corey has us so well trained to take care of her in the way she needs to be cared for. Here is the link: https://kingscages.com/pluck-no-more/ As other people have written, it's good you are seeing a vet but you probably know that you need to see the correct vet [an avian specialist]. I wish you the best of luck. Best, Terry

They don't sell Avian lights here and I'm kinda worried of importing because voltage is different here. I do have a light on her. The best thing I can do, which I have to find a new solution for very soon, is a cfl that has a good kelvin rating for plants? Other wise the only other bulbs I can find are for reptiles and they just didn't seem right. Edit: Ohisashiburi(long time no see)!! You helped a long time ago when I was trying to figure out a way to keep her warm in the winter.