If you’re going to be showing your Monk Parakeet in an upcoming bird show, then you want to make sure he looks his absolute best. You can do this by starting with show preparations a couple of weeks before the show. First, begin by bathing your bird’s feathers twice a week in the mornings a couple of weeks before the show. When it’s not bath day, use a spray bottle of distilled water to spray down the feathers for in between cleanings. Make sure you do this in the morning so your bird has time to dry. One week before the show stop bathing and instead finely mist the feathers. Two days before the show stop misting the feathers completely as this will allow the feathers time to tighten up and return to their natural appearance. For more tips on feather prep, talk with your veterinarians Happy Valley, OR.