Taylor, the closet plucker

[patoo]

When Taylor was less than a year old, he went back to the breeder while we went on vacation. Up to that point he seemed a little confused about preening correctly, but didn't pluck.

 

When we came back from vacation and picked up Taylor, he was completely bald down his front.

 

The breeder said she put him in a cage. He started plucking. So, she sprayed him w/ a water bottle to make him stop plucking. Yeah, right, lady! Taylor was a nervous wreck for months after the incident.

 

By the time he was two, he had stopped plucking. Feathers back...except his neck. At six years old, the neck plucking seems to only happen out of sight, but its still going on.

 

The avian vet sez benadryl. Not a chance!

 

Any body got any ideas, before he finishes off all the feathers around his neck?

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

I would try the benadryl! It might hekp! I can't tell you, what to do, unless you have tried everything. My way... is not the accepted way. I would like to see you doing everything possible. Nancy

[chezron]

Have you tried taking him outside? My guy had started to fray his feathers, but once I got him outside most days, he stopped. My troop love the sunshine. It really seems to act like a relaxer or sedative. I do not know where you are located though.