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Well, usually an African Grey may pluck its feathers because it is bored (they do tend to get bored of toys, which could be why it would be bored, all birds do). Or it may be stressed, you do have to spend lots of time with African Greys or they will pull their feathers out. If none of this advice helps, you might want to ask a vet.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoWell, it depends. Is it plucking out it feathers, or are they just falling off? Usually if African Greys are losing feathers, its because its plucking them out of stress and not enough TLC. Or if they were already doing that then its merely just a habit. You can buy this spray, to squirt on the area they are losing feathers. It makes them stop (most of the time) because it tastes bad.
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∙ 16y agoIf they are plucking a whole lot of feathers. They are probably bored. These birds are very intelligent and get bored easily in captivity and start doing things that hurt themselves.
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∙ 13y agoI'm 99% and a half percent shore that they do that because to get new, nicer, thicker. feathers!!!!
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