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  • Members: 1282
  • Category: Parrots
  • Founded: Jan 1, 2001
  • Language: English
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If your parrot is picking now, has picked in the past or you just want to become more knowledgeable about picking, you are welcome to join "Pickin' Parrots". This is a place for research, information, emotional support and sharing good and/or bad experiences.

Feather picking/mutilation is still a mysterious malady. There is no one answer, nor solution, to feather picking. Having a parrot that picks her feathers, I have done extensive research on feather mutilation and nutrition. Articles and Web sites are in our Links section(bookmarks). There are over 500 bookmarks, with more being added.

"It is important that we give our parrots plenty of choices to enrich their lives."

Kiwi is a Hahn's Macaw!"
She had been a feather clipper off and on for her whole life of 13 years. She passed away in April 2011 during a severe feather picking episode. I had a necropsy done on her little body and it was found that her heart had some inflammation and patchei on it. We don't know if this heart problem was new or if she had an ongoing problem that we could not detect. Always assume that there is a medical issue when feather picking begins and have your bird checked by a knowledgable veterinarian.
"Welcome to Pickin' Parrots!"

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