Feather Picking African Grey Parrot (part 1introducion)

[Jakehoc1997]

Dirty, sick, or bored birds may pluck themselves.

[yvonneost12]

Put heaps of fresh branches in for them to " pick at " they also love ripping cardboard . paper toilet roll insides the cardboard bits etc keep their beaks and brains busy..also walnuts / peanuts etc in the shell.

[LittleCrowling]

It's not always health issues or quality of food that will drive parrots into plucking. The majority of pluckers do so from stress or boredom. I see they have a lot of fairly indestructible toys. Those are good for dogs, not parrots. Parrots by nature like to destroy things cause it keeps their jaw strong enough to crack nuts in the wild. This instinct stays with them. I put a list of things I use to make my macaw's toys on part 2 of this video. Hope it helps before the damage become permanent.

[gkurdina]

Pluck no more, Aloe Vera solution, protein diet, lots of fruits and vegetables may help with plucking.