paulo.hanashiro
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Hi.
I'd kindly ask for your help with this issue, as I never got it this way.
My male Blue&Gold macaw lost a lot of feathers from the back of his head.
So I'm assuming he isn't picking his own feathers, but the female is doing it (Can he pick the small feathers from behind his head using his foot?).
They have a nice 2x2x4 meter cage, with a lot of human contact (actually, the female is the chosen one for both my wife and my kids. Therefore, she has a lot more affection than the male (as he is aggressive with everyone but me).
BTW.: The male is 2,5 years old and the female is 2 years old, and the female were introduced in the cage with 4 months old, and this issue started about 6 months ago.
What could be happening? Any kind of stress? couple issues?
Sorry about my english.
Thanks in advance.
Paulo
I'd kindly ask for your help with this issue, as I never got it this way.
My male Blue&Gold macaw lost a lot of feathers from the back of his head.
So I'm assuming he isn't picking his own feathers, but the female is doing it (Can he pick the small feathers from behind his head using his foot?).
They have a nice 2x2x4 meter cage, with a lot of human contact (actually, the female is the chosen one for both my wife and my kids. Therefore, she has a lot more affection than the male (as he is aggressive with everyone but me).
BTW.: The male is 2,5 years old and the female is 2 years old, and the female were introduced in the cage with 4 months old, and this issue started about 6 months ago.
What could be happening? Any kind of stress? couple issues?
Sorry about my english.
Thanks in advance.
Paulo
keep a close eye and find out if indeed it is the female or if he's rubbing them off himself. Some parrots have mastered the art of plucking with their feet, so he could reach back there. Maybe set a camera nearby and see what comes up.
