Glassy

I see lot's of feathers on the ground some are white but most are gray. I got her very skinny and I don't know her weight to me she seems to me at least a under weight problem maybe I am wrong? I am feeding the diet is lived all her life but I did add a few more pellets that she likes to eat. I will remove the peanuts though as mention.

THANKS for everyone post and suggestion. I took a few pictures this morning of what llamarr looks like. She's such a great bird! I am reading and learning from all the post. Though, I don't think misting would be possible because if it happens she will just fall in her cage and might get hurt. I only do it for my sun conure. Also added a picture of what her food looks like.

I don't mind questions I can/will answer to the best of my ability. She seems really shinny and a very picky eater..I hope dave can help out or anybody that has experience. Thanks for trying to help everyone!

I will try to get more information, though probably the "bad" experience" will never be told to me. Though the teen probably moved out and relocated to another place near whatever his college is at. He told me he bought the bird off a pet shop when it was a weaned baby and raised it himself.

Tomorrow I will buy a weight scale(since I don't have one) and a gallon of aloe and see what will dave suggest. Her poops seems fine and I always check and see if she is pooping alright. I would like to mention she eats throughout the day and appears not gaining any weight though. I can not give you any details about water gun or as punishment(who really knows?Only the owner who was a home schooled teenager). Even a drop of water will make her go crazy and any form of running water she will go all over the cage. I try my best to calm her down by whistling and grabbing her attention. I can say I am dumbfounded when it comes to bathing her she is very different from my sun conure as my sun conure loves water and is on a full pellet diet. I don't have any idea on what to do like step by step on a scared out of her mind bird to take a bath. The owner DID mention that they had a dog that scared her and she says alot "doogieboo" as to scare away the dog put she was always in a office room and only saw the mother and the teenager. I am trying to get all the help and provide everything possible for llamarr, she is such a great bird I would do anything to make her happy!

I am the only one in the house that she has trust alot and will go on top of me..But she likes to be pet from anybody expect females. She likes men only! I did Pm Dave007 and I hope he comes to read my thread and give me his inputs. The Teenager was going to give it away to another family that had lots of small kids and didn't have experience but had love birds and I don't think she would have adapted or would be the best situation for her. The owner chooses me because I had more experience with birds. I hope everything will turn out alright.

She is 3 year old. I am saving up for the vet and calling around to see which is the best avian vet around not just any vet that knows a little about parrots. I am reading everything on this site and doing alot of research. She is adapting well because she picks up alot of sounds and whistles. When she wakes up she starts to whistle until she wakes me up and I uncover her. (Around 9am and goes to bed at 10pm) I don't give Alot of apple juice just a little bit from a bottle cap every week. She seems happy so it seems but very itchy and dust all over since she was never bathed...The pervious owner told me he try to switch to full pellets but would starve to death instead. My problem is just really FREAKS out at any form of water and when she freaks out then I freak out more because I don't want to hurt her.

Hi everyone! I am new here and looking for some help. I rescue this African Grey last month, it came with a big cage and all of her toys. The owner was a High School teen who was going to college and gave me the bird because he couldn't take it with him. Well, her food is part seeds and part pellets... She is very nervous around new people and things and lift her toes up and put them in her mouth letting you know she is nervous. Her owner had her since she was a baby and locked up in a room with not much interaction expect his mother and him. She is located is in the patio now where she sees everybody and our family is active around the yard. Also we whistle and try to keep her happy and active. She Loves being pet on the head. My major problem now is she is losing/plucking her feathers, not gaining weight rather going skinny...Every morning I see tons of feathers on the floor?She does most of the plucking during the night. At night, I cover all the cages I have. (I have a Sun Conure and Llamarr(The african grey). Llamarr likes to eat the conure pellets so that's a plus and I try to offer her lots of pellets, I try to put in new foods to maybe get her to eat what she likes but is always scared of the fruit or veggie and most of the time will avoid it at all cost. She likes to drink apple juice from a bottle cap and eat lots of almonds, peanuts, sun flower seeds,unsalted crackers. Right now I have tomatoes, broccoli, bananas and a little bit of pickle but she doesn't have ANY interest at all...Also scared of oranges.. The Ex owner never gave her any fruit or anything....Just had her in a room and play around with her lots... I let llamarr out of the cage for 3-5 hours a day too.. Another problem is when trying to have her to take a bath...She is scared out of her mind about water and I try misting and that freak her out, also I put this big water bowl and she only try to knock it down..If she sees or hear watering she goes crazy .She is REALLY itchy most of the time and feathers just FALL off, and when she is really nervous she plucks them. It seems the past owner never taught her for bathing or anything.. Please let me know if I am doing anything worng and how to solve these issues right now I am saving up to take her to the vet I never had a problem with my sun conure and seeing her loose so many feathers per day is heart breaking..She gets all the attention from our family and she is falling apart.