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HI everybody,
I have a year and 1/2 year old goffin, who, as of the last few weeks, has start plucking and chewing her feathers. It started as over preening a part of her wing, and now she's plucking the area over and around her crop.
I'll be making an appointment at the vet for her in a few days.
A little information:
She is in a HUGE corner cage, easily big enough for a macaw. It's the a&e extra large corner cage.
She is near a window which she can look out all day.
She has the company of my other two birds 24/7
She is out at least four hours a day, usually more.
She eats roundybush, fresh fruits/veggies, and grains every day.
She has a lot of toys, a few foraging toys.
I'm trying to figure this out as best I can... Could she be starting to go through hormonal shifts? I can't help feeling like an awful parront to her. She's my baby, and it's breaking my heart. I never actually see her pluck, but she's starting to have bald parts on her chest.
Any recommendations on curbing it?
Anything Homeopathic?
I got my hands on some avicalm, and have been adding it to her water daily, but that only started two days ago.
I'm feeling a bit panicked.
Any suggestions are appriciated.
Thank you!
I have a year and 1/2 year old goffin, who, as of the last few weeks, has start plucking and chewing her feathers. It started as over preening a part of her wing, and now she's plucking the area over and around her crop.
I'll be making an appointment at the vet for her in a few days.
A little information:
She is in a HUGE corner cage, easily big enough for a macaw. It's the a&e extra large corner cage.
She is near a window which she can look out all day.
She has the company of my other two birds 24/7
She is out at least four hours a day, usually more.
She eats roundybush, fresh fruits/veggies, and grains every day.
She has a lot of toys, a few foraging toys.
I'm trying to figure this out as best I can... Could she be starting to go through hormonal shifts? I can't help feeling like an awful parront to her. She's my baby, and it's breaking my heart. I never actually see her pluck, but she's starting to have bald parts on her chest.
Any recommendations on curbing it?
Anything Homeopathic?
I got my hands on some avicalm, and have been adding it to her water daily, but that only started two days ago.
I'm feeling a bit panicked.
Any suggestions are appriciated.
Thank you!