Hello

[Holly21]

Hello, My mother previously owned a Quaker and he started feather plucking for no apparent reason we had figured it was a disease he had from the breeder so we took him to an avian vet and he was perfectly healthy... We also bought a female from the same breeder and she is still living and has never plucked. Any thought on what it could be? Sadley he passed away a couple of months ago and I just now started wondering if he had some sort of birth defect? Any other similar situations?

 

[expressmailtome]

I am sorry for your loss.

 

[Holly21]

Thank you...

 

[sunnysmom]

I'm sorry for your loss. Plucking can be behavioral and not always due to a medical reason.

 

[Mizzely]

Quakers are prone to feather destruction. They get bored easily. Birds pluck for many reasons unfortunately:

medical
pain
diet
allergies
boredom
stress relief
hormones

just to name a few. So really hard to know

 

[Holly21]

He had many toys and was handled every day, although he would have sudden mood swings and he would lung and hiss.

 

[Mizzely]

Jingo plucks his stomach occassionally. He is out for 10 to 12 hours a day, has tons of toys, lots of attention, and a good diet. He is a healthy, funny bird.

From everything I know about birds he shouldn't pluck. But he does.

Just sometimes a product of having a wild, intelligent animal in an unnatural environment sadly