Eclectus parrot chewing feathers....

[Hi mommy]

I have a question about my eclectus. He has been chewing his feathers for about 3 weeks. I find little feather strings on bottom of his cage every morning. He does it at night. I've taken him to two different avian vets. They both have said the same thing. He been treated with ivmiten? That mite medicine even though they said he has no mites or lice. They said it's ether stress or hormonal. He doesn't act hormonal and he doesn't act stress. He is out of his cage first thing in the morning and goes in his cage when he wants to go to bed which is around 4:30-5 pm. I cover the cages up, black out certain. Vet said give Bach Rescue Remedy at night so I have. Hasn't helped. He eats fresh vegetables in morning and pettets during the day and Nutri berries as treats before bed. He is almost 7 years old. I have a 1 year old female eclectus also. They're is separate cages. He's getting very thin almost naked. I mist him every other day and bath him once to twice a week. He has a lot of balls places when I bath him I can see. He doesn't lose any features at all just the tiny strings. He's very sweet. Not regeratating or rubbing. He's talking and eating good but has lost about 2 to 3 g of weight a day for a week now holding at 367 grams down from 400 gm. He's not sick. This is my birds cages they are huge and they have a huge jungle gym covered with toys jungle gym is 11.4' x 4' x 6'. 11. I have two Double king size cages with the deviders in them. So do you have any idea what could be causing him to chew all his feathers off? His pellets is a mix of Roudybush, Zupreem Natural and Lafeber pellets.

 

[nkrbkr]

Hey there. Has he had any bloodwork done?

 

[LaManuka]

I have a question about my eclectus. He has been chewing his feathers for about 3 weeks. I find little feather strings on bottom of his cage every morning. He does it at night. I've taken him to two different avian vets. They both have said the same thing. He been treated with ivmiten? That mite medicine even though they said he has no mites or lice. They said it's ether stress or hormonal. He doesn't act hormonal and he doesn't act stress. He is out of his cage first thing in the morning and goes in his cage when he wants to go to bed which is around 4:30-5 pm. I cover the cages up, black out certain. Vet said give Bach Rescue Remedy at night so I have. Hasn't helped. He eats fresh vegetables in morning and pettets during the day and Nutri berries as treats before bed. He is almost 7 years old. I have a 1 year old female eclectus also. They're is separate cages. He's getting very thin almost naked. I mist him every other day and bath him once to twice a week. He has a lot of balls places when I bath him I can see. He doesn't lose any features at all just the tiny strings. He's very sweet. Not regeratating or rubbing. He's talking and eating good but has lost about 2 to 3 g of weight a day for a week now holding at 367 grams down from 400 gm. He's not sick. This is my birds cages they are huge and they have a huge jungle gym covered with toys jungle gym is 11.4' x 4' x 6'. 11. I have two Double king size cages with the deviders in them. So do you have any idea what could be causing him to chew all his feathers off? His pellets is a mix of Roudybush, Zupreem Natural and Lafeber pellets.

Welcome to the forums, @Hi mommy, but I'm so sorry for what you and your sweet boy are going through. I've never had a parrot who had feather chewing or plucking issues, (though I did once have a quaker with some rather bizarre preening habits), so I can only imagine how distressing this situation must be for you. While I can't personally offer you any solutions, perhaps the following articles may help you gain a little insight as to why it happens in the first place ...

Thread 'Plucking: A Search For Answers'

Mar 10, 2015

If you've spent very much time with parrots you've probably heard the term or seen the results of plucking. Plucking is disturbing and complex, in many cases the reasons are difficult to pinpoint. There are no easy answers or explanations.

It's a terrifying event to discover a pile of feathers in the floor of your bird's cage. It's even more shocking to see a bare patch of skin or a bleeding wound on your beloved pet. Each case is different and the reasons are numerous.

Parrots don't pluck in the wild. Consider that for a moment. Wild parrots face stress in their natural environments...

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• Forum: Plucking, Feather Destruction, and Mutilation

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Unraveling the Truth of Feather Plucking

Greetings, friends! Here at Garuda Aviary, we rescue parrots from adverse, even desperate conditions. So unsurprisingly, we see a lot of parrots exhibiting plumage destructive behavior, also known …

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I hope that someone with a bit more personal experience with these behaviours will weigh in with some advice for you soon. I'm so glad you found us, and please don't forget to tell us your boy's name, will you?!