seeinstars89

So, I went to a new bird store and the lady there said to help "calm my bird and keep her from plucking" I should feed her hemp seeds.... She had a bag there for $4 and told me she feeds it to her bird and it really helped.... So this sounds really strange to me and I even feel a bit guilty like I am getting my bird high... LOL So has anyone had any experience with this?

Piston Zeke We have had Piston since he was a baby and his name does come from the automotive industry. We own a shop that does custom work on vehicles (lifting, lowering, hot rods, etc.) Zeke came to us a few years ago from my husbands very good friend. They has her since she was a baby and everything was fine until they had a child and put zeke in a room by herself. When we got her she was VERY bald and MEAN. She would bite EVERYONE... But we noticed very quickly that she was extremely smart and picked up on things quick. She is now very sweet and never bites but is still very stressed out, and still plucks alot. The plucking gets worse during winter when the heater is on or when we are out of town, she is very tempermental and will pluck whenever she is mad at us.... I just love them both to death and could not imagine being without them. I am happy to have joined this forum and hopefully will get some ideas to use for Zeke...

Hello, My name is Elaine I have two African Greys. Piston is about 10 years old and we have had him since he was 6 months old. I also have Zeke who is about 9 and we adopted her when she was about 7 years old. She was a plucker when we got her and although her temperment has improved 1000 times she still plucks alot of her feathers but is such a great friend. We think she is a girl but she has never been tested. I also have 3 pit bulls and saltwater and freshwater fish.....<br><br>Post edited by: seeinstars89, at: 2007/11/19 01:20