Hello. I’ve made this account to help address some concerns I have with my new B&G Macaw, Boo. I bought her from, in my eyes, a very abusive pet shop. Most birds there were pluckers..they all looked miserable.
Boo is a wonderful bird, about two now. It’s now been about a week since I’ve had her, and I’m starting to notice a problem. Since I’ve had her, I’ve noticed that she seems to be extremely off balance. The petshop owners cut down all her tail feathers significantly to the point that they’re all even straight across.. I asked why they did this and they said: “she kept breaking them all so we cut ‘em.”
Would this be a reason why she’s wobbly and off balance? I don’t believe she’s sick, she eats and drinks extremely well. Although, when eating food she has been using her wings to help her balance and when walking she’ll fall over a little and use her wing to catch herself. Her feet look fine, all toes grip good and her feet work as they should. Is it just the tail or do you guys think this is something more serious?
I have tried booking a vet, however, they said that it’ll take a week or so to even see her. I should get a call back tomorrow to see if they have any sooner dates than that.
thanks.
Boo is a wonderful bird, about two now. It’s now been about a week since I’ve had her, and I’m starting to notice a problem. Since I’ve had her, I’ve noticed that she seems to be extremely off balance. The petshop owners cut down all her tail feathers significantly to the point that they’re all even straight across.. I asked why they did this and they said: “she kept breaking them all so we cut ‘em.”
Would this be a reason why she’s wobbly and off balance? I don’t believe she’s sick, she eats and drinks extremely well. Although, when eating food she has been using her wings to help her balance and when walking she’ll fall over a little and use her wing to catch herself. Her feet look fine, all toes grip good and her feet work as they should. Is it just the tail or do you guys think this is something more serious?
I have tried booking a vet, however, they said that it’ll take a week or so to even see her. I should get a call back tomorrow to see if they have any sooner dates than that.
thanks.