Our 2 year old, male parakeet has been holding his wings slightly away from his body. It looks like he's warm, but the house is 75 degrees. Vet states that all looks okay. How can we tell if he has a heart ailment? What else might be causing him to do this? We are very worried.
By JillyD from Sacramento, CA
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I've seen this as a form of begging in birds. Are they getting enough attention? Food? Water? Treats? Are they bored and/or frustrated? (Being destructive, shrieking, pulling feathers out?)
But if they are scratching a lot they could have mites and are trying to cool down because it soothes the bites. Have you googled the issue?
We did Google this, but nothing came up that was healpful. The vet seems to think that it's pin feathers may be bothering him. It's gone on for about four weeks though. Seems like a long time for a bird to have pin feathers.
ya, my bird does this when she wants to get out and roam around or wants me to dry her mouth cuz she had an accident and now she doesn't have a few feathers above her nose and the water irritates her skin a bit, so you could let your bird on top of the cage for a bit or let fly around if its wings aren't clipped, it just means they feel anxious.
I have noticed that people are saying this is happening during the summertime. I am pretty sure this is a cooling method for them because both my parakeets do this and its been very hot lately.
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