Look at the mess he is in .. I wish I could get a good pic of his head, its just as bad:-
He is losing feathers all over the place, the house is a mess and he is getting back flight feathers. He practices to fly alot now, soon he will actually take off, but I want to wait till all his feathers are back in before I pay to have him clipped again. That way it can be done really evenly too.
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Angie
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Buddy's molt this year was so bad I tested him for PBFD again. Even though I know he hasn't been exposed, even though I had him tested as a baby... it was BAD.
His head looked like a pincushion, really! Little white shafts sticking out all over, bald spots in between. And of course he would only allow me to preen 2 or 3 feathers at a time before he got mad.
See, comparativly... your baby looks great for mid molt!
Athena
His head looked like a pincushion, really! Little white shafts sticking out all over, bald spots in between. And of course he would only allow me to preen 2 or 3 feathers at a time before he got mad.
See, comparativly... your baby looks great for mid molt!
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well its a few days on and Kai is starting to look like what you described, i can see little shafts in spots now, and I have to vacuum up feathers from everywhere.. how long does the moult usually go on for ?
Angie
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Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. {Pro 10:12}
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God Bless
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Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. {Pro 10:12}
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God Bless
This year was a hard molt for our guys... I think it took about 3 weeks from the pin cushion stage to back to semi normal looking bird. If you can preen him do it, that helps it end faster.
Like I said, I got so paranoid that I ended up running bloodwork on him again... and it was nothing. Good soaking showers help a lot, a bit of extra protein in the diet helps, and patience.
Soaking showers, oh yea, I need to bathe the brats today!
Athena
Like I said, I got so paranoid that I ended up running bloodwork on him again... and it was nothing. Good soaking showers help a lot, a bit of extra protein in the diet helps, and patience.
Soaking showers, oh yea, I need to bathe the brats today!
Athena