So I got several recommendations for this to help Milo. He had a really rough start in life and his growth is permanently stunted. He turns a year old on the 20th and his feathers are still mostly black. I know this could be signs of liver damage. The new ones coming in on his face and tail are bright green though so that is encouraging. He is on eye drops for a possible infection right now. It was inflamed but my vet couldn't see what was wrong so he prescribed an antibiotic just in case.
It is hard for me to asses his health with feathers because most of his feathers are still black. I recently thought he was feather picking because down was poking through but my vet informed me eckie feathers just look rough when they get old. I get frustrated taking him places like my parrot specialty store and everyone looking at him in horror. I can't tell you how many times I've had to say 'Oh no, he's not on seed. He just hasn't recovered from the bad diet he was on as a baby.' I understand why they do that though. They get a lot of uneducated bird owners who feed their bird petco seed mixes.
It is hard for me to asses his health with feathers because most of his feathers are still black. I recently thought he was feather picking because down was poking through but my vet informed me eckie feathers just look rough when they get old. I get frustrated taking him places like my parrot specialty store and everyone looking at him in horror. I can't tell you how many times I've had to say 'Oh no, he's not on seed. He just hasn't recovered from the bad diet he was on as a baby.' I understand why they do that though. They get a lot of uneducated bird owners who feed their bird petco seed mixes.
