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Posted by Ultragames on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 12:50 :: Conures
I have a GCC named Ben. Every now and again (probably once a month,) he pulls out one of his tail feathers. Not a big deal as always seems to have a good amount of them. What is weird though, is that he will become very defensive and sometimes violent over the feather. He just chews on it like any other toy, but if you try and take it from him, he gets quite upset.

Any reason a bird would get defensive over one of his old feathers? I'm not worried about it or anything, just curious of other GCC owners have seen this.
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Posted by msfeistus on Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:08.
Jupe will do this with feathers on occasion ... it usually happens when he's moulting. He doesn't necessarily get violent, but he gets cranky. Do you have other toys for Ben that he can use to chew on, small things he can hold in his feet the same way he does the feather? Every now and then I give Jupe a plastic bottle cap to gnaw on, and once he gets bored and drops it to the bottom of the cage, I throw it away. He doesn't seem to be as cranky about tailfeathers if he's got other things to occupy himself. Just a suggestion ...

Either way, I don't see it as a BIG problem ... just a case of birds being just as weird and quirky as humans. ;D
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