Yellow Feather

[ajlinva]

I have a 9 year old male eclectus that plucks his feathers out, he was doing this with previous owners and has not stopped in the 3 years we have had him. He eats very well and is a real sweetheart. I have noticed that there is a new feather coming out on his wing, which is yellow. I don't know if this is diet related or not. He gets very few seeds, all natural pellets (several types). I alternate days with a bean mix (rice, carrots, oatmeal, and mixed veggies) - the next day it is all fresh fruits and veggies (green peppers, red peppers, carrots, 1 grape, kiwi, mandarin orange, 1 almond, 1 walnut, 1 pecan, 1 pistachio, grape nuts, broccoli, zucchini , yellow squash, soy nuts, snow peas, snap peas, plus I make muffins for them with all kinds of good stuff that they really love, I put sweet potato and bananas and ground up Harrisons, since only a couple of my parrots will just eat them plain. I also sprout seeds for them. I do not give any supplemental vitamins, no dyed foods of any kind. What could be going on, any ideas would be welcome. Thanks in advance!

[Greywings]

It is not unusual for an Ekkie to grow a yellow feather when they have been plucking that area. I think it is like when a dog had an injury that heals then the hair coat can regrow in a different color Grey dog black hair to damaged area, white dog often grows brown fur over an injury site. Some times Greys will grow a red feather to replace a grey one in a plucked or injured area.