My young parrot is plucking feathers. What causes it and what to do?

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my parrot is approx 7 or 8 months old. he is shredding his features like this in the picture.. he is plucking his own feather he finds it interesting to doo.. i dont know is this the starting of the disease plucking feathers in parrots pls help meee what should i do... i am really worried.. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male

Rebecca, DVM · Accepted Answer

I would recommend a veterinary visit for Peeru to rule out a medical calls for his feather plucking first. Pain, heavy metal and just Jen, or some other diseases may cause birds to initially start to feather pluck. But it can also be a very significant behavior problem as well. Provide him with plenty of toys and interaction to distract him. Here's some more information to get started. Good luck http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/local_resources/pdfs/behavior_pdfs/Feather-picking_in_Birds.pdf https://m.petco.com/content/petco/PetcoStore/en_US/pet-services/resource-center/health-wellness/Preventing-Unhealthy-Feather-Plucking-in-Birds.html https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feather-problems-in-birds

My young parrot is plucking feathers. What causes it and what to do?

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