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By gaboong from Fountain Valley, CA
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02/04/2012
Maybe your parakeet is molting. They have special food at the pet store when a bird is molting.
By
02/28/2011
I agree to taking your bird friend to the vet. Also, keets love to be held and played with. If his wings are clipped he could play outside the cage on a play stand. They love their daily baths too. Use a shallow saucer.
Sometimes our avian friends pluck themselves when they are bored or unhappy. Other times it could require a vets attention. Try a slice of apple, or raw broccoli or carrot wedged between the bars of the cage. That should keep him/her busy.
It's worth a try. It works for my birds and i have 13 of various types. But first and foremost, see an avian vet.
By
02/28/2011
Please call an Avian Veterinarian and make an appt. then you will be sure of what's going on. Good luck.
By
02/25/2011
Have you noticed the budgie scratching itself a lot lately? Could be mites from some of the forums I've read for you. I'd take the bird to the vet and have it looked at to be on the safe side.
Our female parakeet keeps laying eggs (we have a male but he doesn't get in her cage). She is losing her chest feathers. She doesn't seem sick and she doesn't itch. Could you please help us? Thanks.
By Don
By Deeli
02/06/2012
This is called a brood (incubation) patch and is completely normal. Since the male is not in the cage to breed with her simply remove the eggs as soon as they are laid. I learned about brood patches when I had a couple of finches (Romeo and Juliet) quite a few years ago. Here's more information about it so you won't worry that something is wrong with her:
http://birding.about.com/od/birdingglossary/g/broodpatch.htm
My parakeet is acting strange. I'm afraid he's got what my other parakeet died from - respiration problems (wheezing etc). The only signs he's showed are some loss of feathers around the eyes and from my sister's accounts - sitting on the bottom of the cage, but I'm not sure for how long. When she just told me this she said he was sick like the other one. How can I know for sure? My parents refusing to take him to the vet? : Thanks again, Jay
By Dawn
By anne
My parakeet is losing feathers from the neck region and the underside of the wings.
My parakeet is losing his flight and tail feathers. His wings were clipped when I first got him 4 months ago. He jumps off his perch a lot and tends to break his feathers.
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