parrot

[homealoneand]

my orange tipped amazon has plucked most of his breast feathers out he hasnt got mites but how do i stop him pulling any more  or what is the reason for him doing this

[hph]

maybe he is bored? or needs a parrot friend to play with!

[Laura-sakura]

He wants to be free!!!!

[homealoneand]

if i let him out its fair to say that the other birds will attack him what a silly answer i thought you would have known that

[Cetti]

According to the link below it could be dietary, stress or boredom. It might be an idea to have a word with your vet to make sure your bird  doesn't have any underlying problem.

http://tinyurl.com/bf6qk

[homealoneand]

thanks cetti this has certainly helped thank you for taking time to reply

[honkytonkman]

My friend's Sengalese parrot did the same thing, and it appears he/she was bored. They now have a radio near his cage � he listens to Capital Gold all day... and no longer plucks out his feathers. Although.. a colleague at work insists on listening to this station with the inane babble from the DJs and I pull out my hair in hysteria.... Perhaps birds are immune to Mid-Atlantic accents and listening to Great Balls of Fire 20 times a day.

[Laura-sakura]

I am silly? You are the one who bought an exotic bird and didn't even think about researching the most basic of things. Of course it is bored, so would you be if you couldn't move.