Plucking tail feathers

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Plucking tail feathers

Post by Moon » Wed May 23, 2018 2:55 pm

It's not mites, or anything else. My male lovebird Night is yanking out his tail feathers. I don't even know why. He got in constant arguments with his mate until I was forced to separate in the last few days.

I give toys, foods, everything..... what should I do?

Likewise health issues have been ruled out. Maybe stress is a factor?
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1 female lovebird : Harley Quinn
1 male lovebird : Nightwing
3 Bantams : Ollie, Nibel, and Obi
2 Starlings : Inee and Messy
1 House Sparrow : Bat-Chat
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Re: Plucking tail feathers

Post by Fraza » Thu May 24, 2018 11:48 am

Has he got another birds with him in the cage to interactive with
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Re: Plucking tail feathers

Post by Moon » Thu May 24, 2018 1:02 pm

Night went on the attack. He's in the same room with the other birds, but for the safety of him and Harley I separated them. I've been advised to push hand taming and out of cage time due to the plucking. I discovered he had pulled feathers from his back too.

Night wing was a breeder bird. Harley is his mate but there was a swift rise in cage fights between them. I saw and read enough to know separating was the only thing I could do.
New Mexico

1 female lovebird : Harley Quinn
1 male lovebird : Nightwing
3 Bantams : Ollie, Nibel, and Obi
2 Starlings : Inee and Messy
1 House Sparrow : Bat-Chat
1 Blind Pigeon : Blinky

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Re: Plucking tail feathers

Post by Fraza » Thu May 24, 2018 2:20 pm

Okay Yh the feathers should grow quickly then
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Plucking tail feathers

Post by wildbird » Thu May 24, 2018 10:17 pm

How long have you had Night and what size cage was he in with the two of them? Was he always like this, and if not, when did things change? Has there been any changes in his environment? It might be stress related. It's just finding out what the stress is.

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