Elvenking Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 So...at my feet I have several little feathers from my preening baby sitting on my shoulder right now. Most grey...a couple of those little red ones from around his butt. I have also been noticing that when I lightly brush over his little neck...I feel pins coming out. Does this mean my lil guy is entering his first molt? He certainly isn't plucking as it appears to be a regular maintenance kind of activity for him...and even though feathers are all over the place...I cant tell where they came from when I look at him. So is he gonna get some brand new feathers? I cannot wait to see the new red ones for the tail...I bet they are so awesome! I guess this is a good time to share some pics I took of him today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yep, it is that time of year and this will be the biggest, since it is his first. YOu will probably be able to fill a pillow with all those feathers. Dayo's cage bottom has many feathers each day... Nice photos, thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 To cute. Thanks for the confirmation....I can't wait to see new feathers. I will have to be extra gentle with contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Stephen I've been wondering the same thing about Murphy as I keep finding feathers here & there but no other visible signs. He does have lots of pin feather round his neck, a little more then usual. He doesn't look like he has lost any feathers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yep...I was going through Issac's neck feathers while he was preening last night. He was so sweet the way he was letting me inspect. He has a bunch of little blackish pins coming in all around his neck. I get excited when I look because I can't wait to see the shinny new feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Issac is so handsome, his daddy loves him, thanks for sharing the pics with us, most greys including mine never look like they are going thru a molt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimKim Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Mine too has pins around his neck, but to me, it seems like mine has been molting for months! Are those pictures taken from a phone? They came out pretty good, thanks for showing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I love the pictures of Isaac. He is very handsome! I know exactly what you mean Kim. I thought Echo would never finish her first molt. It seemed to last forever. Its been 4 months and she is still missing one flight feather on each wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I saw this morning that Issac has a brand new red feather pin coming in. I am so looking forward to the second set of red ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I saw this morning that Issac has a brand new red feather pin coming in. I am so looking forward to the second set of red ones. Me too,they are supposed to have a nice new bright red tail after the first molt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanyab Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I was wondering about my jackson also. his 9months old and he has those white down feather in the bottom of his cage and a few red feathers also.Love the pics of isaac. my son is named Isaac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I was wondering about my jackson also. his 9months old and he has those white down feather in the bottom of his cage and a few red feathers also.Love the pics of isaac. my son is named Isaac... Early on they will loose a lot of those downy feathers. Issac started losing larger ones on a regular basis around 12-13 months. With him it's neck feathers and body contour feathers. Then I saw some tail ones here and there. No wing feathers at all yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw310 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Early on they will loose a lot of those downy feathers. Issac started losing larger ones on a regular basis around 12-13 months. With him it's neck feathers and body contour feathers. Then I saw some tail ones here and there. No wing feathers at all yet. How old is Isaac now? He's very cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 He will be 14 months on the 22nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 He will be 14 months on the 22nd Ah just a baby still! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nice pictures! :-) My Zak is molting now too.. Feathers everywhere.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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