Why your bird may be plucking out her feathers

You share your home with a feathery friend, and this means that you are able to be there to see what she is up to quite often. She has started to pluck out her feathers a bit, and you find this distressing. Why is she doing this?

Feather plucking may seem strange to you, but it’s actually a common issue that veterinarians are often contacted about. There are a lot of birds who keep to large groups in the wild, and this tends to offer them a sense of safety and security. When these birds are then brought into a home setting on their own, they don’t know how to handle the solitude. Feather plucking is often their way of expressing the distress they are feeling as they aren’t sure what else to do about it. For additional information, please contact your local Louisville, CO veterinarian.