Is 100% Alloe Oil ok for birds?

[Brian's birds]

our goffin just recently started pulling out his feathers around and under his beak along his neck...each night getting worse. We were told a mixture of water and 100% alloe oil in a spray bottle could work if its skin irritation/dryness. In doing more reading we saw Alloe JUICE. So big question, are we OK with the Oil and what should be the mixture amount water vs oil?
(Not sure why it started, behavior same. Eating fine, no changes in environment ect)

 

[Brian's birds]

Here is a picture from about 2 days ago. Has gotten worse along the other side as well. Thankfully not elsewhere

 

[Destiny]

Oil and water do not mix, so I would be concerned that you would be spraying very potent oil onto the bird.

 

[Ulis_Beast]

Welcome to Aa!

I would feel safer buying a real aloe plant and squzeeng some of that goey stuff in the leaves directly into water ( provided the aloe had organic treatment).
... Has a vet seen your 'too?

 

[finchly]

I think you need aloe juice not oil. You need to be careful about the brand. If you search the forums, someone recommended 2 brands for birds. It might have been @Birdbabe ?

I am using Green Leaf Naturals aloe spray from Amazon. It seems to be working well.

I have aloe plants... to use them you have to cut the leaf, let the yellow stuff drain out, peel it, grind in blender. My experience was the didn’t grind enough to go through the spray bottle, so despite having plenty of plants it didn’t work for me. You can’t fight with a bottle while trying to spray a bird!

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

The first thing I would do is see an avian vet ASAP

 

[tka]

I would recommend a full exam with an avian vet first. When Leia had that kind of localised feather barbering, it was due to a crop infection.

I have also been advised by my vet to avoid using anything but water on feathers. Some birds get distressed if their feathers are sticky/oily and will barber or pluck their feathers even more as a result.

 

[Hankmacaw]

I would recommend a full exam with an avian vet first. When Leia had that kind of localised feather barbering, it was due to a crop infection.

I have also been advised by my vet to avoid using anything but water on feathers. Some birds get distressed if their feathers are sticky/oily and will barber or pluck their feathers even more as a result.

I completely agree with @tka. Many cases of plucking are caused by physical issues. Some that I have seen are - infections of the feather root, tumors, atherosclerosis and any other condition that causes chronic pain. You need to see a vet and get any physical cause cleared first.

Water only on feathers.

 

[Brian's birds]

What about using this product? Does have aloe and was found at pet store in bird aisle.

 

[Hankmacaw]

I repeat - nothing except water on your bird's feathers.

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

I agree water only and I have had several pluckers and have had 15 years experience with them

 

[Birdbabe]

I agree with a vet exam, but you can get "lily of the valley " aloe juice at SPROUTS,,,and serve that as the drink..or..if you have a real aloe, peel a leaf , get the " goo" and put it on the area, non toxic, cooling, healing.. its sticky and has a smell, but it's totally safe, even you, if you can stand the taste,,can eat it..