Some Advice on Feather development/Growth

[Simmons]

Hey there people.

a few years back now i adopted an Orange Winged amazon and he had a problem with his feathers. I don't think he was plucking them but they were very tatty and lacking a lot of them on his front. (See image)

https://imgur.com/a/jp6IF29

After about 8 - 10 months along after changing his diet from a mainly seeded diet to a Harrison's pellet and home made chop He seemed to be coming a long way and was starting to grow a lot of them back. (see image again)

https://imgur.com/a/MK5R0vA


But recently i have noticed that his feathers are starting to deteriorate again and i have no idea why. He gets a shower every week even tho he didn't like this at first he has got used to it and started to enjoy it now (see vid)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sAsPNI68RU"]Jerry enjoying a shower - YouTube[/ame]

As you can see from the vid the feathers on his front have gone bad again. He isn't plucking them out at all tho he does groom himself a hell of a lot

So yeah some advice on this would be nice as i am stumped and everywhere i have looked have just talking about a diet but i'm sure the diet he is on is quite balanced.

Thanks in advance

 

[charmedbyekkie]

To my inexperienced eye, it almost sounds like barbering. You say he grooms himself a lot, which could mean instead of wholesale plucking feathers, he could be destroying them while still leaving them on himself.

Could you check in with an avian vet? A blood test might show a deficiency. After you can safely rule out anything that might show up on a blood test, then you'd be in a better position to tackle other potential causes of his barbering (if that's what it is).

 

[Laurasea]

Above plus, is he getting natural non filtered sun light?! Very important for our birds. ...