Fixing feather destructive behaviour in a female eclectus parrot

Animal Behaviourist/practice manager Mel Vincent discusses a recent feather plucking case that presented to Burwood Bird & Animal Hospital for a behavioural consult. Feather destructive behaviour cases are always complex and need to be tackled from both a medical and a behavioural perpective if you want to actually help the bird. Mel discusses the advantage of working in an avian clinic where both the medical and behavioural perspectives can be addressed, which ultimately helped determine the cause of this bird's plucking and allowed the vets, behaviourist and owner to put a practical plan in place for Evie.