Green Cheek eating molted feathers

[Norintha]

My husband and I just got a green cheek conure a few months ago and is our first and only bird. I stay at home while he works so I spend a lot of time with her and so does my husband when he is home. She has started to molt and I noticed that she eats her feathers when they fall off. Is that normal? What should I do?

 

[Mizzely]

Are you certain she's actually eating them, or just playing with/chewing them? What's her diet like?

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

My old quaker did that once and I asked the vet and my vet said sometimes when they don't feel well they can eat a down feather. (My bird had a yeast issue at that time) I'm not sure if that's the case with your bird though.

 

[sunnysmom]

Is she eating the feather or chewing on the quill? There's stuff in the quill- and of course I'm being a spaz right now and can't think of what it's called- that they can chew out and eat. My tiel used to do it sometimes. It's common I think to do and not harmful.