Why Is My Cockatiel Pulling Feathers From Under His Wings
From: JANNINE P
Dear Mitch
I wanted to ask for your advice.
My male cockatiel is pulling his feathers out from under his wings.
Hi I’m looking for a dietary regimen for an Amazon Blue Front parrot.
He is used to a seed diet and I’m looking to provide him with a healthier diet.
Do you have any recommendations?
Also, I need a healthy diet for a sun conure. A dietary regimen for parakeets and also for finches of various varieties.
I’m looking to save money considering I have 27 different birds.
Thank you Constance R.
So often its important to hear from independent third parties who provide valuable feedback on our pet bird content.
Having been in the process of rescuing budgies, (current budgie census is at six) and spending a lot of time with Peaches, our Senegal parrot weighing in at about 115 g, our recent focus has been skewed towards smaller birds.
Constance has a Congo African Grey and an Umbrella Cockatoo and from her recommendations, this is going to be a cockatoo-lishish post.
We get help desk tickets and phone calls on a regular basis seeking advice for a handicapped bird. The most common disability is splayed foot (especially in budgies).
Splayed foot is when one or both of the bird’s feet turn sideways as a chick. This usually happens to young birds when nesting material is “slippery” so the feet don’t have enough traction to point in the right direction while still in the nest.
Hi I have a 7 month old handicapped english budgie
that was born with a one splayed leg that sticks straight out. His wings were over clipped when I got him at 2 months of age.
I have waited un-patiently for his wings to grow out as my other parakeets are flighted.
I see from the way he perches like a kick stand mostly on a ladder. That he has close access to his one wing with a bad leg and over preens and chews on just this one which makes him flutter lopsided.
Hi, I have a 7-month-old English budgie that was born with one splayed leg that sticks straight out.
His wings were over-clipped when I got him at 2 months of age.
I have waited un-patiently for his wings to grow out as my other parakeets are flighted.
