Hello parrot owners,
My jenday conure (Mango) has been with us since he was 4 months old. He is now 6 years old. He has developed a feather plucking problem now. I took him to the avian vet, and was advised to try different diet, which we did but still no improvement. His feather plucking problem has gotten worse over time. I wanted to get some feedback on this issue from other fellow parrot owners. How did you approach this problem and how were you able to resolve it, if it is Behavorial.
Some background of Mango, He used to be super sweet and playful and was out all the time. He used to go with us to Home depot, just sit on our shoulder, cuddle with me, and even take a shower with us. I think once he approached puberty, he started getting very hormonal and started attacking me. My husband is his chosen person.
If my husband is around, he doesn't want me any where near by, and if he is out, he will attack.
His time out of the cage is not so much now due to his biting problem, because we also have small kids in the house. He has attacked them also few times, it can be very unpredictable with him. We love him so much but at the same time, we feel so helpless also. I used to be soooo comfortble with him now I am scared of him.
My jenday conure (Mango) has been with us since he was 4 months old. He is now 6 years old. He has developed a feather plucking problem now. I took him to the avian vet, and was advised to try different diet, which we did but still no improvement. His feather plucking problem has gotten worse over time. I wanted to get some feedback on this issue from other fellow parrot owners. How did you approach this problem and how were you able to resolve it, if it is Behavorial.
Some background of Mango, He used to be super sweet and playful and was out all the time. He used to go with us to Home depot, just sit on our shoulder, cuddle with me, and even take a shower with us. I think once he approached puberty, he started getting very hormonal and started attacking me. My husband is his chosen person.
If my husband is around, he doesn't want me any where near by, and if he is out, he will attack.
His time out of the cage is not so much now due to his biting problem, because we also have small kids in the house. He has attacked them also few times, it can be very unpredictable with him. We love him so much but at the same time, we feel so helpless also. I used to be soooo comfortble with him now I am scared of him.
