eclectus health

We had the wonderful gift of being able to see a baby Eclectus born and nurtured by its parents. To see it growing up from a hatchling has been quite amazing. The male Eclectus does really well with his preening. He takes great care of his feathers. Aside from periods when he's molting, his...

Hi everyone!!!I am new to this forum, so let me do a quick introduction. I am not new to the world of parrots and had: lovebirds, cockatiels and currently an eclectus. Anyways I have got a female eclectus. She is pretty young and was recently diagnosed with avian gastric yeat. Currently, she is...

I have a female eclectus who has dandruff. It is not pin feathers dust. When I part her feathers on her back, chest and legs her skin appears to have dry skin that flakes off. I believe she is overgrooming due to her skin being dry and itchy. It is to the point where she incessantly groom while...

Hello everyone! I wanted to give you an update on Marley. He is home! We got to bring him home Saturday night. My husband and I are beyond ecstatic and have fallen in love with the little guy! So a few things, just a heads up, this post may be long 😆. Marley came home with Goldenfeast...

I have read up loads about how good The Eclectus is for people with bad chests so I got Jasper. Only problem is his smell of strong Mustyness is effecting my chest and voice. When researching I didnt see nothing about this musty smell. I have been showering him every other day and feeding him...

Hi everyone.....I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I've had my 18 year old female eclectus parrot for 16 years, prior to her coming to me she had health problems and was alway at the vet and on medication and supplements. She has only been ill once or twice since then, she was bitten by...

Hello! We are new to this forum but a quick intro - We have Juan Pablo (named after my nascar driver) a 4 year eclectus, he's our baby. He is a funny bird and a joy to have around. But I found this forum searching for advice. In Nov he started pulling his feathers out on his legs & chest...

Could someone maybe post a picture of what a really full crop of a healthy eclectus is supposed to look like? Pickle is bald down his chest becaus he picks, so i might just think it looks weird because i wouldnt usually be looking at it like this but to me it seems that he is much more swollen...

Hi everyone! I have a male new guinea eclectus Parrot who is just on 2 years of age He had over-preening issues starting from when he went through his first moult, during which he pulled out all the new flight feathers on his previously clipped wing. (i wanted him to grow out and be free...