A healthy parrot
Observe a bird very closely to make sure it is in good health.
To do so,
- Do not get too close to it.
- Do not make wild gestures (keep your arms by your side).
- Do not tap the cage to get its attention.
I’m in good health!
There is rarely a therapeutic solution to
feather-plucking. It is a sign of stress or annoyance in the parrot.
Particular signs of good health are the following:
1) The parrot should have a nice, well-maintained plumage. It should have all of its feathers. A parrot will pluck its feathers when stressed, depressed, or annoyed. Feather-plucking is a behavioural disorder that is almost impossible to treat. The feathers should not be twisted or curly (this is symptomatic of a vitamin A deficiency).
2) The eyes are bright.
3) The parrot sleeps normally (i.e., on one leg) and its stomach is not leaning on the bar.
4) It breathes calmly without opening its beak. The nostrils are dry (no dripping) and unblocked.
5) It eats or has eaten the food given to it.
6) Its droppings are two-coloured and there is no diarrhea in the bottom of the cage.
Remember that if the parrot screams and takes shelter in the back of the cage when you approach, it is undoubtedly a wild, imported parrot.