African Grey Feather Plucking: Causes, Prevention and Treatment
African Grey feather plucking — formally classified as feather-destructive behavior — is one of the most distressing conditions a parrot guardian encounters. It ranges from mild over-preening to severe self-mutilation, and its causes are equally variable: a bird that plucks may be medically ill, chronically stressed, profoundly bored, or dealing with some combination of all […]