Plucking

Hi, my three year old Amazon, Basil, recently started plucking. It started with the insides of his legs, before he started plucking his venty feathers, and now he seems to be working his way up to his belly. I"ve noticed that he seems to be plucking mostly pin feathers. When I get up in the mornings, I find them in the bottom of his cage. Sometimes, I see him do it in front of me.
I know the obvious solution is to take him to the vet, but I've been taking my eclectus to the vet and it's...

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