Common diseases

From feather plucking to calcium deficiencies many of the common health problems of African Grey parrots can be resolved with the proper amount of full spectrum lighting.

Diseases include: Feather Picking / Plucking / Mutilation, Hyperkeratotic Swellings, Malignant Tumors,
Tapeworms and Blood Parasites, Bad Feather / Beak Condition,  Missing and Misshapen Feathers, Toe Deformities (genetic), Hematuria and Hypocalcemi (Calcium Deficiency).

African Greys by nature give off a fine white powder called dander and there is a chance you could be allergic to this. They must be misted with either pure water or a dander-down solution each day to assist with feather hydration and the removal of this dander.