Feather Destructive Behaviour in Parrots. Pamela Clark Podcast..

[Saemma]

I'm listening to the podcast right now... https://www.parrots.org/index.php/forumsandexperts/podcasts/

 

[JLcribber]

She knows her stuff.

 

[Saemma]

She knows her stuff.

I enjoyed listening to the podcast and have often wondered why some parrots plucked. It helped put a few things into perspective for me.

 

[Holiday]

Just listened to this, and it is quite good. Takes them a while to get to the actual discussion, but once they do get to the meat of it, there's a lot of good information. I found the comments about where the parrot starts plucking to be consistent with my vet's opinions too (Elvis started--and luckily stopped--with her down and her legs, and leg plucking is associated with hormones acc. my CAV). Everything she said made sense to me when I considered Max's behavior too--especially the comments about plucking a mate in a pair-bond situation, since he got Sonny last winter too. I was relieved that I did the right thing by separating them temporarily but still allowing interaction. Thank goodness, sometimes our instincts as owners are correct.

I think we should link to this or make it a sticky in Pluckers Parlor.

 

[Anne & Gang]

You might be interested to know that cockatiels rarely ever pluck..Usually there is a medical issues such as giardia if they pluck.. That being said, a lady on another board had a cockatiel who plucked for years..they explored every medical avenue possible and could find nothing. The bird was even in a small collar at one time as he was doing so much damage. The avian vet finally did a last minute test...and the birdie was found to have both sexual organs..the birdie was a hermaphrodite! I am sure this occurs in nature and otherwise a lot but that is the first one I heard of and that it caused such a behaviorial problem for the poor tiel.

 

[Katy]

I'm listening to the podcast right now... https://www.parrots.org/index.php/forumsandexperts/podcasts/

Im listening too. She actually lives here in Oregon