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FEATHER LOSS, Cockatoo?
Our 4 year old cockatoo has been picking his feathers out(over a period of months) to the point he has bare keel area of breast. skin color shows through at top of wings and tip of tail kind of macerated.
He has been treated for mites, bathes once or twice a week under sink spray, spends several hours at assorted times to fly free in house and get in trouble, says 20+ words and is not seemingly in a stressful environment.
Recently we hit upon the idea of covering his adequate sized cage when the sun sets. If not he has been staying up until 10PM with light and TV. Now covered, he seems to go to sleep and appears a little better. Too soon to tell definitively.
Do most people cover their pet bird at night. He doesn't seem to mind. Note Diet is adequate
Feather picking and self-mutilation is sadly more common in cockatoos than any other breed of bird. Your cockatoo is not "getting old", he is still considered an adolescent, as they can live over 80 years! I don't believe any cockatoo should be permitted to free fly in a home enviorment due to the huge amount of destruction and trouble they can cause in a very short amount of time! It is also better for their personal safety if they are wing trimmed by someone knowledgable ( do NOT attempt this yourself ). Because of all the powder that cockatoos produce from their feathers it can be very hard to even get them wet for a bath! I take mine in the shower and use "Dawn" dishsoap to clean any dirty feathers ( rinse well ).You didn't mention any toys in the cage? Birds that pluck can sometimes be doing it from boredom. Buy several toys appropriate for large parrots ( they even make some especially for pluckers ), put 2 in the cage at a time and rotate them at least once a week for variety. It can be hard for people to evaluate what "stressful" to a bird is. Cockatoos are very needy birds who don't like being alone, try leaving a radio on when you are not home and you must spend at least 1-2 hours a day interacting with your bird. They do make "Elizabethan" collars for birds that can at least allow all of the feathers to grow back, then you try taking it off and see if the problem has resolved. ( an Avian Vet would have a collar and could put it on for a proper fit ) If the plucking goes on for an extended period of time the feather follicles become damaged and no feathers can regrow normally, so addressing the problem right away has the best results. Good luck as this can be a very frustrating problem to diagnois and cure in this breed.
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