feather growth

Hi all, I wish I had better news to tell but unfortunately this is not the case. Even though behaviour wise Mofu, my red rumped parakeet, continues to be within her usual self, she continues to lose feathers at a break neck pace. This has been an ongoing battle for almost 3 months now, since...

I was super excited because over the past month or so Māui has grown a pair of new flight feathers. But this morning, he just dropped one of the newly grown in feathers. I’m super confused. Is it normal to grow a brand new feather then after a month have it drop out? The feather isn’t damaged...

I’m glad to report that Lily’s vet visit confirmed she is healthy (minus the obvious malnourishment over the years on just seeds/treats). She has no health issues, and plucking was determined to be behavioral due to either stress or boredom. She has no obvious stress bars in her feathers, so my...

So do feathers not grow at all except for during a molt? So my GCC baby's flight feathers were cut very short by the breeder--3 months ago. She's almost 6 months old now and there's been little to no growth. So she might not be able to fly until next year sometime??