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Hi hope this works with my photos. http://img834.imageshack.us/i/1000080nl.jpg/ http://img535.imageshack.us/i/1000079z.jpg/ Rgds Karin

Hi I have made pictures, from Momo and I have one from before he started loosing his feathers. As far as I understand I must load my pictures first to a server ( something like Kodak) and than post the link. Is this correct.? I will have more time tomorrow as it is Saturday. I will try and do my best. Maybe it is easier for you to see. Infact Momo has not lost a feather today. And he is getting many new feathers. In my house he can fly upstairs because the living room is open. He does in steps now, but it works. Until tommorw, rgds Karin

Send him my regards and tell him that he can be proud. German is not easy to learn, many people can speak but not write or even translate. Rgds and thanks Karin

Hi thanks for the translation. It is very good. Our Bird cage in the house IS 2mx2mx1 m that is by law the minimum here in Germany. Unfortunately nobody bothers. Momo did NOT eat in her cage. Only outside!I had to give him food by hand. That was the problem. He was around 8 months old, and still having 1 x daily an injection of handfeeding formula. That is why we decided to give her to the vet for 6 days. Otherwises he would have lost to much weight. But that is over with and she is eating fine. The problem is the feathers. Rgds Karin Ps. Morana - is your Dad German - he can understand German very good!

Ok dann in Deutsch, Also Momo ist 9 Monate alt. Er hat eine Behindrung- einen schiefen Hals und ein schiefes Bein. Es stört ihn nicht und der Tierarzt meint er kommt gut damit zu REcht. So vor ca. 4 Wochen waren Momo und Kikki für 6 Tage beim TA untergebracht. Momo hatte schlecht gefressen, wegen der Handfütterung hat er Futter nur ausshalb der Voliere zu sich genommen und viel Gewicht verloren. Sein Gefieder war schon da nicht sehr schön, weil er mit ca 13 Wochen laufend gefallen war und sich die Schwanzfeder abgeknickt hatte. Das Füttern im Käfig klappte danach sehr gut. Bei uns werden die Tiere bei ca 22 Grad Celsius gehalten. Beim Tierarzt waren es nur 10 Grad C. Ich hatte befürchtet er hat nun Mauser. Unser Tierarzt meinte wir sollten einen PBFD Test machen lassen auch wegen der roten Federn am Bauch und an den Beinen. Der war negativ. Als die Beiden zurück waren dauerte es ca 1 Woche und Momo verlor viele Federn - am Anfang 10-15 Stück, 3 Schwarze, viele Graue und viele graue kleinere vom Bauch und der Brust. Und fast alle roten Schwanzfedern. Er bekommt Korvimin ( Vitamine, MIneralien etc). Er verliert jetzt weniger Federn aber immer noch einige und er sieht ziemlich zerfleddert aus. Es kommen nun viele Federn nach unter anderem 9 große Schwanzfedern. Baden tun meine nicht. Wir sprühen sie aber regelmässig ab und haben einen Luftbefeuchter sodass die Luftfeuchtigkeit bei 60 % liegt. Sie haben eine voliere 2x2x1 Meter. Ausserhalb einen großen Kletterbaum und Seile zum spielen. Er bekommt morgens Mikes Mash, Quellfutter und frisches Obst und Gemüse. Nachmittags Körnerfutter. Beide fressen sehr gut und nehmen zu. Momo hat 430 g Kikki 470 g. Die voliere wird täglich gereinigt. Ich hoffe das ist nun detailiert genug. Fotos schicke ich, sobald ich herausgefunden habe wie man diese hochlädt. Dank und Gruß Karin

I am still in contact with the vet. Momo is loosing less feathers. But still quite a few. Today a larger grey feather and a couple of small from the chest. No baldy patches so. But he looks a bit ruffled. When we brought the two to the vet for the 6 days, we did not see were they were kept. But we did went we collected them. I thought it was cold. We have sometimes very cold times here in Germany. A couple of weeks ago it was minus 20 degrees C. I am glad they were not there at that time. I will try and make some photos later on and send them to you. Momo is a quiet bird, very nice. Kikki is rather a macho. She is fine. That is what I cannot understand, because they were both there. Rgds Karin

No we went to the vet 4 weeks ago. And Momo is loosing feathers since 3 weeks.

Our Vet keeps African Greys himself. He meant it would be good if he could watch the two for a little time. They were fine. Momo had a problem being weaned. He lost a lot of weight. The Vet watched him for the 6 days and now he is eating fine. He would only eat outside, being used to his injection feeding. I was glad at the time because I worried about his weight. The Vet meant best is to take the two, because they are used to eachother. Momo has a disablement. He neck is not straight and one leg too. This was done by the parents in the nest. So she was taken out after 3 days and handfed. When we got her, we had to handfeed her for a long time. The breeder said she would never be able to fly. She is doing fine. She still can fly, but not as well as she used to. When she was very young she used to fall a lot and the tail feather were broken. I am glad that they are being renewed now. She ist getting 9. Hope this is detailed enough. Rgds Karin

Hi about 4 weeks ago. And I forgott, afterwards we had to go with him and had his blood taken for the PBFD test. Stress again. Thanks God - negativ.

Hi, yes, or Doc is an Avian vet. He is lossing feathers now for about 3 weeks. At first there was a great loss. 10-15 feather, grey ones large and little, almost all Tail feathers ( he is getting new ones now) and so far 3 wing feathers. He is not baldy at any places but not looking as normal. His diet is Mikes mash, Fruits and vetagbles in the morning, in the afternoon normal parrot food, containing sunflower seeds, and all sorts of corn. He is not chewing his feather or plucking. Unfortunately he not bahting regularly and he hates being sprayed. We bought a humifyer. apparently he spent 6 days with the vet. His mate Kikki too. We keep him in the living room so it is warm. 22 degrees Celsius. When he spent his time at the vet it was much colder. ( around 10 degrees Celsius)Could this be the course. She has not got a cold, eating fine. Rgds Karin ( Hope my English is good enough for explanations)

Hello, my name is Karin, I live in GErmany with my family and two Kongo African Greys, named Momo 9 month sand Kikki 6 months old. I would like to take the opportunity to say Hello to everybody in this forum, and look forward writing to you all. Rgds Karin

Hi everybody, my bird Momo is loosing a lot of feathers at the moment. We have been to the vet and she was PBFD tested - negativ. She is 9 months old. We received Korvimin ( Minerals, Vitamins etc), but still she is lossing feathers. Her diet is perfect ( according to the vet) and she is eating fine. She has probs flying so, not as good as normal. We still worry about her, do you think it is her first molt.? I cannot find anything in my books about it, only that greys loose feather all around the year. It seems very much differnet with Momo. Out other bird is 6 months and looks perfect. Pls advise, I am rather desperate about some information. Sorry for my English I am writing from Germany. Grds, Karin