my grey Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 i found a big grey feather in monty's cage this morning. Im freaking out because i dont know why, could he be molting or plucking. He is just a baby, he will be one in may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 It's nothing to worry about. Once in a while all parrots lose their wing and tail feathers because the feather has dried up and is ready to fall out so that a new fresh feather can replace it. It will happen at any time, a few times and at any time of the year. No, the bird isn't molting, just replacing old feathers. Sometimes you'll even see more than one feather at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Calm down. From time to time you may find a feather in the cage and that does not mean there is trouble. They replace feathers one or two at a time and as long as there does not seam to be a injury and no blood and your baby is active and eating normal he is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Be calm, our greys shed feathers now and then like we shed dry skin, hair, etc. Normal!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Like Dave said they lose their wing and tail feathers all year round, a few at a time and then they are replaced, this is so the bird is still capable of flight so do not worry when you see a couple of the big feathers around, just nature taking its course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my grey Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 thank you. im so over paranoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butttaxi Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I once read about birds feathers grow symmetrical , if they loose a feather on one wing they will lose the same feather on the other wing obviously for flight alignment so they are not flying in a circle. I thought that was pretty neat that their bodies already know to do this Rorschach is currently missing what seems is 2 feathers from each wing. I didn't notice this until I was trying to get pics of him flying, it appeared like someone had clipped them. I was a little concerned at first but figured that since he looses other feathers it would be normal to lose and replace wing feathers... and boy did he lose feathers, I am sure he was just moulting because there was a lot of down feathers flying around and he had a lot of new pin feathers on his head. You should have seen me the day I first discovered a pin or blood feather, it was pretty hilarious. I was freaking thinking there was something stuck in his skin. I looked at it closer I noticed it looked like it was growing out of his skin, I of course went online to find out what new bird feathers look like.. so relieved he was not hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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