Feather plucking issue

[hamza3897]

I have a pair of cockatiel birds but the male plucks the feathers of female and chicks how can I solve this issue any treatment or suggestions.

 

[Xoetix]

Separate them?

 

[Emma&pico]

Remove the male to a separate cage I would suggest

is the female feeding the chicks ?
When did it start ?

@Zara @Pixiebeak could hopefully give a better idea

 

[Pixiebeak]

@Zara will be better at this one than me.

But I think it's pretty typical for males to pluck females heads n such , not that we wouldn't want to fix/ stop.

More privacy, more room larger cage decrease stress might help.

 

[ziahr]

I did some research and found this on Quora thought you mind find this helpful @hamza3897 , *credits to rightful owner*

 

[Zara]

Separate them?

Right. Straight off the bat, separate the male away from the hen and her chicks.
Then you can take a closer look and see if something is lacking in the set up that could have contributed to the plucking.