smokey in a clean fresh outfit

[RockysMom]

he always looks so good in a clean new sock buddy hopefully some day he won't have to wear a sock buddy and I threw in a pic of Shamrock , he was right in my way takeing pics so I grabbed one of him

 

[MomtoPercy]

Cute!
What is the purpose of a sock buddy? Is it to prevent plucking? I'm not familiar with them.

 

[crimson]

....and he lets you put that on him??....wow.
very cute nonetheless

 

[GaryBV]

For those of you who don't know what a sock buddy is, or are curious, here is a link:

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And yes they are for pluckers, and look a lot more comfy than a collar.

My female parrotlet, CeeCee got ahold of my finger today and bit me so hard my hair just about stood up - I swear that girl hates me lol. How is it that birds always get the fleshy part of something?

 

[RockysMom]

yes they also keep him warm , but he isn't completely bald he has tons of down on him , instead of him, plucking his feathers he will pluck and tare up the sock buddy which in Smokeys case he does very well , and yes he actually lets me put it on him but believe me it has takes awhile for him to let me do that , heres some pics I took of him today
Smokey and my little bitty Christmas tree

 

[RockysMom]

I had some nice wax candles and a santa by the tree but Shamrock started chewing on them so I had to move them I have a bigger tree but since Shamrocks flys he gets into a lot so I don't trust putting up a bigger tree until maybe next year

 

[MomtoPercy]

Awww, the down feathers look so fluffy! Thanks for the info on sock buddies

 

[MikeyTN]

I've been very tempted to do sock buddy on Gracie, the worst plucker I have....She's gonna hate me putting that on her.....we'll see....

 

[GaryBV]

Oh he's very cute, and the down does look very fluffy lol.

Mikey I woudn't hesitate one second to put my bird in a sock if he was plucking. I didn't know about them until recently, but I do have a male parrotlet that came to me very plucked, he's now fully feathered, but if he did start plucking again, I'd sock him lol

 

[lotosha]

I like his fluffy appearance. I am glad that this sock thing worked.

 

[antoinette]

So glad glad the sock is working
He is looking amazing

 

[Gizmomania]

Oh he's very cute, and the down does look very fluffy lol.

Mikey I woudn't hesitate one second to put my bird in a sock if he was plucking. I didn't know about them until recently, but I do have a male parrotlet that came to me very plucked, he's now fully feathered, but if he did start plucking again, I'd sock him lol

Great pun! -)

 

[Mayden]

He looks like a baby grey with all that down showing. I think it's kinda cute

 

[Betrisher]

What an adorable boy! I think his fluffy look is just beautiful and I hope he gets his proper feathers back in time. I'd like to try a sock buddy on Dominic... I have been thinking of making something for him out of lycra as a kind of support for his tumours. The biggest one is only a third its original size, but of course hangs down even worse now that it's just a ball of fat in a bag of skin. It's really getting in Dom's way as he tries to get about. I sort of thought a lycra sock buddy might hold the tumour up a bit and allow him more freedom to move. We'll see. First, I have to get a sock on him.

!!!

And that will require bandaids.

 

[Katiejayne]

Oh bless looks so sweet

 

[RockysMom]

were not done yet he still has a long ways to go wearing his sock buddy, when he gets all of his feathers back then I will see what happens without a sock buddy , if he starts plucking again then the sock buddy will go right back on , actually I think he is slowly getting use to it and I can put it on him with no problem

 

[GaryBV]

Well it's quite possible that the pucking had turned into a habit rather than as a stress related issue, and if that is the case, then it's most likely he won't pluck (I hope) as he's gotten out of the habit by wearing the sock. In a perfect world

 

[Calace]

Naww So cute! Love the fluff - looks like it's coming along nicely!