Cassie-Willow

Thank you both for your replies! Yes something is definately bothering her she has bitten my niece pretty harshly today and then myself as I tried to stop her doing it, she was also squarking attacking her toy! I went to asda (Walmart) but they had no aloe juice so ill find a bigger store and see if they have some. in the meantime I have asked around to find the best local avian vet so I can get her booked in Monday as its too late now! I will keep you updated and thanks again for the reply

hi all i know this post is old but where do you get aloe vera juice please?my baby is having the same symptoms at 12 weeks but she is not clipped! iv seen a johnsons mite spray and a rainforrest mist thats suppsoed to help but im not sure about using such products on my Willow (CAG) incase she has a reaction. i cannot see any mies but she did come from a shop with other birds and seems to get a twitch she has to scratch and bite at all over her body!

Hi All, i have had my CAG Willow for just over a week and she settled in perfectly from day one! she was 12 weeks old hand reared when i got her and had shared a cage with a male grey of same age. she was so shy and timid while he was boistrous and a little bit mean to her really. After an hour of being in her new home, Willow settled straight in exploring her new cage and toys. I think she loved being away from the other grey. She is very sweet and cuddly and gets LOTS of attention. After being with us for 5 days i noticed she had started plucking. To be honest though it doesnt even look like plucking its like she suddenly has an uncontrolable itch and she starts excessively preening herself and rubbing her beak then bites her legs and feet. at first i thought she was fretting being alone while i am at work but she has plenty of toys and food and i alternate leaving the radio or tv on each day plus i come home on my dinner break. I have also made an effort NOT to have a routine so she does not get stressed by change. The reason I do not believe she is stressing is that she is played with for hours we constantly handle her and talk to her or even just whistle if shes having some play time on her cage. Last night she was cuddling into me on the couch and having a little snooze when she got a few twitches then started scratching and plucking so it definately cant be because she has been left alone as she was asleep on my chest! The pet shop said they had sprayed her daily but she squarks and smells dusty when we do it so im guessing this isnt the case or she would like it so i have twice taken her into she shower with me and she seemed to enjoy that and the plucking stops for a few hours. Could it be possible she has mites being from a shop with other birds? She has been beak and feather disease tested so i know its not that and i cant find anything in her feathers. I have also covered her cage in a white sheet at night but no red dots in the morning to suggest mites either. Shes pulled all her neck feathers out underneath and im starting to worry she will continue and end up a real plucker! one thing we have been advised to do by a breeder is every time she plucks to squirt her with a stream of water, it is kind of working but we cant be there 100% to do this! Another thing that may be important to mention is that she is eating the same pellets she was having in the shop with fruit and nuts/seeds mixture in another bowl as advised by the shop! Apart from this she is perfect already mimicking our wolf whislte and trying to say hello but its more of a burp than anything haha! Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Cassie xx