I REALLY NEED HELP! IT'S AN EMERGENCY!

sanibel_18 • 2 July 2012 at 8:30 AM

OUR BIRD IKITIKI ISN'T EATING ANYTHING HE JUST SLEEPS! I'M SO WORRIED! AND I THINK HE HAVE BEEN PLUCKING SOME OF HIS FEATHERS! MEH IS SO WORRIED!
IS HE OKAY?☹️

snowrosehell • 2 July 2012 at 8:40 AM

@sanibel_18
Is it a new born bird or a baby one at least? 😊

Deleted • 2 July 2012 at 8:49 AM

thats a sign the bird is depressed. take him to the vet.

sanibel_18 • 2 July 2012 at 12:22 PM

@snowrosehell

it's 6 months old.😊

@phalen

i know he was sad, but i didn't know that i needed to take him to the vet.😱

faybaybay • 2 July 2012 at 12:24 PM

@Sanibel_18

What kinda of bird is it?

stellie • 2 July 2012 at 12:39 PM

@Sanibal_18

This has something to do with stress, any new changes that were overwhelming? Did you just get it? Just make him feel more secure to help, I usually let them free in an empty room for a little bit, or buy some new toys to take its mind of its stress.

sanibel_18 • 2 July 2012 at 12:44 PM

@faybaybay

cockatiel

@stellie

well, he gets scared when my cousins are here, i'm going to buy some new toys for him tomorrow.😊

phoenixfox • 2 July 2012 at 12:46 PM

@sanibel_18

I thought birds LOVED mirrors, why are they bad?

faybaybay • 2 July 2012 at 12:47 PM

@Sanibel_18

That's why I asked, I think he's probably lonely or stressed. You should really give him a mirror, or even better go find him another birdy friend to hang around with, do any of your friends have birds? or family memebers? I have Zebra finches and they always have to be in pirs because they dont really interact with humans,and the second I got my two zebra finches they really hit it off, they get along so well and now they have 5 eggs. My male zebra finch plucks his feathers too :/ but I think it's because he's trying to put them in the nest haha.

sanibel_18 • 2 July 2012 at 12:54 PM

@pheonixfox
mirrors make birds insane.so they are happy when they are with the mirror, but when they are far away from the mirror they become sick and start plucking.

@faybaybay

we have 2 cockatiels and 2 budgies.
lol that's so cute.😸 just hope that my little twilight doesn't pluck his feathers to put in the nest if i'm going to breed.😱

faybaybay • 2 July 2012 at 12:57 PM

@Sanibel_18
Does he interact with the other birds? Are their cages close together?


Is he addicted to the mirror? o.o
My finches have a tiny mirror, its on their swing toy and they love it C:

sanibel_18 • 2 July 2012 at 1:03 PM

@faybaybay

ikitiki likes to be close to the other 'tiel.
and he sometimes gets scratched by one of our budgies twilight.😊

they all live in the same cage.
yes, he is very addicted to the mirror.every time we walk by a mirror he tries to get close to it.

Deleted • 2 July 2012 at 1:03 PM

Yea I agree he sounds really depressed, Cockatiels are parrots & parrots are EXTREMELY social birds, even the smaller types like Love Birds. I had several Cockatiels in my life time & if they don't get enough attention they get bored and depressed so that can make them really destructive, to other items and to themselves. Try spending more time with him, have him out on your shoulder in a safe room & talk to him while you watch TV or are on the internet. Make sure all windows/doors are closed, mirrors covered, ceiling fans off, etc. They get hurt easily if they're spooked by a noise & fly into stuff like that. You can never replace what another birds companionship is like, but maybe if he sees what a nice human friend you can be he'll cheer up a little bit. Oh & try giving him human food treats to encourage him to eat, fruits like seedless grapes, strawberries, bananas, apples that sort of stuff they can eat a lot of different human foods, just use them as treats in moderation & look them up online to be safe. If he still won't eat then you may really want to think about a vet visit. Of course I'm no expert, but I had to put my 2 cents in.

faybaybay • 2 July 2012 at 1:07 PM

@Sanibel_18

Well maybe try to ease him off the mirror? Spend more time playing with him and less time around the mirror and see how that goes xD or make him do activities like play games maybe he's bored or lonely?

empress_ella • 2 July 2012 at 1:12 PM

get another bird for him to play with he needs companionship

sanibel_18 • 3 July 2012 at 4:59 AM

@whitescales
@faybaybay

i try to spend time with him.xD he wants to be with his bird friends.😊

@empress_ella

he have 3 friends.

james-bond • 3 July 2012 at 5:19 AM

Is he moulting?

lillia • 3 July 2012 at 6:49 AM

@sanibel_18

GOOGLE HELPS ❤️

http://www.petparrot.com/ParrotCarePlucking.htm

sanibel_18 • 3 July 2012 at 6:55 AM

@james-bond
i don't think so.o_o

@lillia

i know google helps, but i feel safer to ask people here.😊
i don't have time to read right now but i'm going to read it tomorrow.

sanibel_18 • 3 July 2012 at 7:19 AM

@opal_dreams

i'm taking him to the vet when we find a good one.😊

bunnynw • 3 July 2012 at 7:21 AM

😃 that's good, better be soon of he might get worse.

sanibel_18 • 3 July 2012 at 7:24 AM

@opal_dream

yeah, i know a great pet store and i'm going to ask them if they know any good vet.😊

faybaybay • 3 July 2012 at 11:06 AM

@sanibel_18 that's good!
My birds keep laying eggs D: they have 6 in their tiny little nest

snowrosehell • 3 July 2012 at 5:47 PM

Ohhh...

sanibel_18 • 4 July 2012 at 2:51 AM

@faybaybay

yeah, you don't want them to lay eggs?😱

@snowrosehell

ohhh what?😸

remember, I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON MAKING YOU PUT A PIC OF YOU ON EGGCAVE.xD

*chases you around* lol xD

snowrosehell • 4 July 2012 at 7:39 AM

@sanibel_18 - O___O
*climbs up a coconut tree* Lol. 😋 You caan't reach meh! Lalalallalalalaa! *waves mehh photo* 8D

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Oh lol. I bet Twilight looks cute playing with the cherries and eating the leaves! xD

faybaybay • 4 July 2012 at 11:29 AM

@sanibel_18
I dont want the female to get tired out in the past month shes layed like 9 but shee wont sit on them! she did for like 3 days and now she isnt

sanibel_18 • 4 July 2012 at 4:36 PM

@snowrosehell
i just need to jump on my chocolate parrots and fly to you!❤️ xD lol

yeah, i wanted to make budgie mush of him when was doing that.xD

@faybaybay

yeah, that's not good. if she lays that much eggs then one might get stuck.😱

faybaybay • 4 July 2012 at 4:49 PM

@sanibel_18 Yeah egg binding O: I try to prevent that by mking sure she gets her calcium, I put in a cuttle bone and put baked crushed up egg shells in her food

sanibel_18 • 4 July 2012 at 5:00 PM

@faybaybay

yeah,i didn't know what it was called in english.xD
that's good.😊