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Before and after Jasmine stopped plucking. Some feathers will never grow back, unfortunately. Visit Relievet.com to see more photos. Jasmine the Cockatoo is Transformed to a New Bird Thanks to ...

Q: My African Grey parrot is losing his feathers, and my veterinarian wants to run lab tests. I thought feather-plucking was a behavioral problem. What can lab tests tell us? A: Feather-destructive ...

As I prepared a talk on avian behavior for some student groups at the vet school, I realized I haven’t written much at all on behavior problems in parrots and other pet birds in this column. So today ...

A Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Credit: Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, Field Museum Bird feathers have many different functions. Softer down keeps a bird warm and stiffer wing feathers are used for flight.