[usamma]

I just adopted a Sun yesterday, 6.5 years old, who has a plucking problem. I got her from a rescue group. She was surrendered just 2 days ago. The woman who turned her in provided a long vet record showing that she had consulted with the avian vet numerous times over the past few years to deal with this plucking. The bird has a clean bill of health, and the problem is probably due to the first year of the bird's life spent in a glass case at PetSmart. The bird had started plucking when the woman adopted her. Three years ago the woman adopted a second conure, which I also have now. The two are very bonded (both females). Their cage is crammed full of stimulating toys, and the birds were both reportedly held a lot. The reason for their surrender was the last child in the family left for college and the parents don't want to have the birds any longer.

I was told that the first bird had stopped plucking, however I have observed her plucking two feathers this morning. One was a pin feather on her otherwise bare chest. It was there yesterday, gone today. I saw her actually pull out two others. Her tail is full length but all chewed up to the point where half of it is gone. Just the shaft is left on a couple of them.

At this point my goal is to just love the bird the way she is, provide love and attention and give her the best life possible. Is there anything that I should do for this bird that hasn't been done already, or should I just give up and treat her as normally as possible?