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KellyCrz
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Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Posts: 1
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My 7 year old lovebird, Spicy, has been getting some bald patches near his tail and above each wing. There are lots of new feathers growing in- but it seems that he's picking them out. On one of his shoulders, he has made a raw spot. Yesterday I saw blood! Upon looking closer, he had some broken feather stems (don't know the proper word) sticking out! So I pulled them out cleaned the area and then the bleeding stopped thankfully. So it would seem that he is hurting himself. 
After reading up on things I feel that he's either having issues with molting and hurting himself or there's a more serious health issue at hand.
There are some fully grown pin feathers that are sticking out from a part of his raw spot. I notice that the stems of the feathers have no blood in the quill. Should I cut or remove them? I wonder if maybe they are broken inside and causing internal bleeding or sensitivity. Maybe that's why he messes with the area? 
Please let me know what you think! Any ideas are helpful. We will be taking him to the vet next paycheck. But I'm hopeful that this might shed some light on the issue.
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Thursday March 12, 2009 2:32 pm |
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tonyuk123
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Joined: 19 Feb 2009
Posts: 17
Location: Kent, UK |
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Hi, i know very little about lovebirds, but i guess birds are generally the same.
First you need to rule out health problems, plucking is a sure sign of somehting wrong.
Call your veterinarian, as soon as possible. You need to rule out — and possibly fix — the medical problems before you can proceed. In general, the longer your bird has been picking, the greater the probability that an unresolvable habit has formed.
This is more prone in parrots and cockatoos, however it may be relevant in lovebirds (anyone know more?)
other reasons are Low humidity,Boredom,Pent-up energy,Psychological problems,Attention-seeking
most of these are quite straight forward to understand, the psychological problem one is hardest by this it means True phobias and other obsessive-compulsive disorders that do exist in birds and can result in feather-damaging behavior. Maybe due to change of cage, routine or similar.
This is mainly aimed at parrots and cockatoos, hopefully it may help you. |
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Friday March 13, 2009 1:54 pm |
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