Jacques Feather Update

[Tricky]

Lately I've been taking him outside for sunshine almost every day and I've noticed an awesome feather improvement!

 

Jacques always picked his chest feathers to the point where his whole chest was ONLY down.

 

After a few weeks of sunshine, this is what he looks like:

 

 

[Jayd]

:DThat's really wonderful!!!!

[judygram]

Yeah I see feathers there besides just the downy ones, good job on getting him out into the sunshine, keep it up and see if there is 100% improvement and he becomes fully feathered again, thanks for sharing the pics with us.

[chezron]

I am so happy for you and Jacques! Boy did sunshine work for my guy too! Please keep us updated with photos of his continued improvement.

[Journeyman]

Hey everybody,

I have a question about pin feathers. Cosmo has 3 quills in the back of his neck that are bothering the heck out of him. You can't see them, I noticed them one day, a few days ago while I was giving him a neck rub. I was wondering why he was so cranky lately. He'll let me get a hold of them, but with a lite tug, he'll yelp like a puppy. Since I noticed them, he knows that I know they're there so every once in a while he'll motion to me with one of his claws-rubbing it on the back of his neck where the pin feathers are. I tell him "I don't want to pluck them out, Cosmo, they're in to tight". He periodocally he will try to free them by scrapping his neck up against what ever he must think will help him remove them. He'll be three years old in August and these pin fethers are his first. Is there something I can do to help Cosmo get them out?

[Luvparrots]

Ana Grey always comes to me for "scratches' and I just give them a gentle massage. I don't try to really mess with the little coverings because then Ana Grey will nip at me. Just a little massage is all she wants to help ease the itch. Spraying her with Aloe Vera juice also helps her.