Go Back   BirdBoard.Com - Parrot Message Board & Pet Bird Owner Forums > The Help Center > Get Help With Your Bird

Reply
 
Bookmark and Share LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 08-01-2008, 03:23 AM
New Member Of BirdBoard.Com
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1
My Cherry Head Conure is plucking herself, PLEASE HELP!

Hi there. I'm Jerry, new to the site. My cherry head, Polly, has plucked her left wing so much she can't fly anymore. And she's plucked just about her entire chest and both sides under her wings. I recently went away for two weeks on vacation with my family and left her at home with my grandparents and aunt, however they live there anyway. She's really attached to me so I know that she started because I was gone. She's plucked before because I was so caught up with school that I didn't give her the attention she needed. After that I bought her a perch so she could hang out in my room with me while I was busy and she had stopped plucking (Then it was only her chest that had been plucked). But after vacation I came home to a half naked bird. She with me right now finishing up a feather that looks like is really bothering her because every time I touch it she motions to bite so I just leave her be. I'll let her finish off that one but not start any new ones. She does seem like she has made some improvement however since her feathers on her chest are starting to grow back but she's still got a bunch of bald spots and no flight feathers. My uncle says she's nuts because of age but I want to do anything possible to help. I've had her since I was 2 and she's about 17 now. I got her a few days old and we all raised her as a family (albeit she's only attached to me). So any help would be greatly appreciated.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Does anybody have a cherry head conure? Barbie36 Conures 2 01-12-2008 10:43 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:48 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0
All Content is Copyright © 2001-2007 BirdBoard.Com
Page generated in 0.09175 seconds with 10 queries