new flight feathers

[amourdeparis]

I've had my lutino Indian ringneck parakeet for almost a year now. I had him since he was a baby. His wings were clipped when I received him. Last summer, he moulted and replaced all of his feathers except for his flight feathers. I really want him to be able to fly as most birds do. When will his new flight feathers come? Why didn't he grow new flight feathers when he moulted?

[ellieelectrons]

You could pull out the clipped flights or if you are not sure that you could do this then a vet or experienced bird handler could do this. This is a painless exercise and your bird will grow flights within a few weeks.

If you're not experienced with this sort of thing, I don't think you should do it. Too many places it could go wrong!

It sounds to me like your bird needs a visit to the vet to find out why its flight feathers aren't growing back.

Ellie.