In this video we explore the value of providing regular misting or bathing opportunities for your bird’s well being The following topics are discussed:

Misting activity: a natural behavior that must be encouraged
Misting can provide enrichment in a bird’s daily routine
Participation and engagement in this activity can be used to assess health
Misting and preening helps contribute to healthy plumage feathers

This video provides the steps for teaching your bird to enjoy bathing and misting Topics discussed are as follows:

Creating a stress free environment, water temperature, basking opportunity
Enriching the activity with mentoring and music
How to gain your birds interest in misting
Importance of basking opportunity after misting
Size of mister and amount of water related to the species
Importance of water quality and

This video presents various topics pertaining to flight feather management (feather grooming/wing clipping) considerations:

Using the proper terminology: flight feather grooming instead of wing clipping
Flight experience prior to flight feather grooming
Gradual grooming if situation permits
Potential consequences due to excessive flight feather grooming
Ethical Considerations for towel restraint to perform safe grooming techniques
Flight feather grooming techniques (demonstrations)
Post grooming considerations
Assessment of flight ability

This brief overview explores the various conditions that can trigger the onset of feather damaging behavior (formerly referred to as plucking) and some suggestions on how to address the issue

Veterinarian health assessment, diet evaluation and details of its history (health-lifestyle-behavior-feather condition, etc) is the primary objective to explore
Possible compromised feather structure could trigger the damaging behavior
Preening education and skill

For specific information on toys for your bird such as foraging, foot, self grooming, preening, and availability, visit our Bird Toy pages To navigate the faqs, click on the topic question

Questions

Shredding toys for a feather plucked bird?
Introducing foraging education to your bird
What foods can you use in the foraging activities?
Choosing the Right Foot Toy for Your Parrot?
Ideal Set-up for Parrot

Over the years we have received many wonderful frequently asked questions about bird nutrition and lifestyle Find the answers to your parrot care related questions and concerns on the following pages