QWERTY_ Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hello All We have a almost 6year old Grey named Rio. He talk he squawks and makes all kinds of sounds. Usually a happy fellow except for this new scruffy feathers he got. Maybe its just a big moult... but for some reason I feel its something else. Basically he has got feathers that look half bitten off. He also started kinda being more aggressive with his cleaning. I have attached a video and some pics to show the feathers. https://youtu.be/CHSRrPBaIbI Any help would be appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytness Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 How often does he bathe or have a spritzer bath? I'd bump up the baths for one. He looks like he's over preening his feathers. If he's feeling dry and itchy he might be messing with his feathers more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWERTY_ Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Shower 1 to 4 times a week depending on him. What is spritzer bath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytness Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Using a fine misting bottle to spritz them down in between bathing. Since this is new behavior, he could have something else bothering him, whether it's a hormonal surge or perhaps an underlying infection or metal toxicity from beaking on cheap bells, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWERTY_ Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 He hates getting sprayed on. Big no no with him 😂 Usually he just has a shower where he can go on and off the stream of water. Sometimes gets to exited and too wet to the point of not being able to fly VID_46760723_213929_318.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Wow, cool video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytness Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 This article was written by our avian vet years ago. It's a lengthy abstract, but thoroughly covers plucking and self mutilation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11749494_Feather_Picking_and_Self-Mutilation_in_Psittacine_Birds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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