jayandcandy0402 Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 My TAG has started plucking a few of his feathers. I called the breeder and she said it was probably just molting and not to worry about it so much. After reading some other posts though I am not so sure. He HATES the water I have tried just putting in the bathroom while I am showering and this scares him, I have tried using a bowl to let him bathe in and this doesn't work, a spary bottle scares him and so on. So now I am wondering if the new feather issue is due to the lack of baths. Any thoughts welcomed! ~Candy
judygram Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 It could be due to the lack of baths Candy as the air is drier in the winter with the heat on but he could just be molting. Are you sure he has been plucking his feathers and not just loosing them due to a molt?
jayandcandy0402 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 Honestly...not I am not sure the were maybe 6 or 7 feathers in the bottom of his cage today when I cleaned it. They appeared to have a broken off look to them. Since I got Sterling in October I could be over reacting to molting. I have never saw molting first hand so I am not sure. Any suggestions of the bathing?
judygram Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I take Josey into the shower and get her good and wet that way, I have an enclosed shower stall and even though she doesn't much care for it she will tolerate the shower. You may have to do something like that to get him wet. Another suggestion is if you have a small travel cage you could put him into it and then take him into the shower and then finish off with some aloe vera juice, it will make the feathers soft and their skin supple.
Char Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I take Whisper into the shower with me also. That is the only way I can get her wet.
SchroedersJen Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 An easy way to tell if your bird is molting is to see if their feathers fall out in your hand during a loooooong scritching session. If your bird wont let you scritch it's body for a long period of time then this won't work very well....good luck though
jayandcandy0402 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 I am getting more down these days while he is getting scritched...so hopefully no plucking! Thanks for all your help!
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