My cockateil...skin flakes

by Merete
(Norway)

Hi My name is Merete and My cockateil Chico is about 10 mounths old. I bought him at a pet stor and he has been doing fine until i got Arabella my african grey. Chico started plucking his feathers and i am soon going to get them cages where they wont have to see each other, i was hoping that that would put a stop to the plucking.

But when Chico sits in the window (My bed is under the window.) i come back in the room and look at the pillows and find little feathers and skin flakes all over the pillow. I know the small feathers are normal but i have never seen him shake of skin flakes before! it is really starting to worrie me this has been going on for about a week and i have given him 3 aloe bathes.

I dont know what to do do you have any tips? :( I will take him the the Avian vet if i need to but here in Norway it costs ALOT so i would like it if there was somthing i could try to do at home instead of taking him the the vet. I could send you a pic, but it would just be a pic of dead skin flakes. Please help me...