noodles123
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- Jul 11, 2018
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- Parrots
- Umbrella Cockatoo- 15? years old..I think?
I would try an extra hour of sleep time like Bill suggested. Couldn't hurt, and may help.
Maybe also try bathing him really often, that seems to distract Ekko when he is at his worst with his feathers. There are some stretches when Ekko gets misted every day, and that seems to help some.
I'm going to try giving him 2 full showers a week at the very least. I also live in Colorado so the air is rather dry to begin with so Lincoln's vet suggested bathing him with some vitamin e oil diluted in water so I've been doing that too.
I'm not sure how much is too much, but I also would caution against excess bathing, as that can actually make the problem worse...
Have you tried misting w/o the vitamin E oil....? Many birds can feel when foreign substances are on their feather and they preen more to remove it...I wouldn't use any oil...just water...