pedrotheparrot
New member
hi all,
i was wondering if someone could help out with my gorgeous ekky male feather plucking...unfortunately this may be a long message as i want to ensure i have listed all possible contributions.
my boy has been feather picking in just one area at the back of his neck...but the area it slowly getting bigger.
he is a very amorous bird and tries to hump my arm every day and regurgitates on me any chance he gets. the next door neighbour also has a female who is outside in an avairy ( he is an inside bird) but he can hear her and screams out sometimes. i am unsure if maybe he is needing a mate? i read that sexual frustration can be a cause of picking.
saying that, since i have had my son, who is 15months old, i have not had as much time with him as i used to. i have had him for approx. 4yrs now but in the last 15 months with having a child i try to spend as much time with him as i can but its still not half as much as i used to. i do not know if getting a female would possibly help with companionship?
i have plenty of toys in the cage and alternate them regularly as both myself and partner work 5 days a week fulltime (but this has always been the case so i do not think this would cause issue after so long?)
my son also is jealous of pedro and as soon as im talking to pedro he wants attention from me too...which makes pedro angry and he goes and plays rough with this toys after that happens.
i dont know what to do
i was wondering if someone could help out with my gorgeous ekky male feather plucking...unfortunately this may be a long message as i want to ensure i have listed all possible contributions.
my boy has been feather picking in just one area at the back of his neck...but the area it slowly getting bigger.
he is a very amorous bird and tries to hump my arm every day and regurgitates on me any chance he gets. the next door neighbour also has a female who is outside in an avairy ( he is an inside bird) but he can hear her and screams out sometimes. i am unsure if maybe he is needing a mate? i read that sexual frustration can be a cause of picking.
saying that, since i have had my son, who is 15months old, i have not had as much time with him as i used to. i have had him for approx. 4yrs now but in the last 15 months with having a child i try to spend as much time with him as i can but its still not half as much as i used to. i do not know if getting a female would possibly help with companionship?
i have plenty of toys in the cage and alternate them regularly as both myself and partner work 5 days a week fulltime (but this has always been the case so i do not think this would cause issue after so long?)
my son also is jealous of pedro and as soon as im talking to pedro he wants attention from me too...which makes pedro angry and he goes and plays rough with this toys after that happens.
i dont know what to do
