Skeet&Tasha
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Hi everyone,
My 8 mo old parrotlet was sitting on my shoulder while I was doing some things around the house, and I noticed that she was nibbling on a large primary feather that I'm guessing she likely pulled out!!!!! OMG! She was holding the feathered part with her foot, and was fooling around with the shaft.
Her wings were last clipped 4 months ago on the day I purchased her , before I took her home, by the breeders. I could tell it was one of the clipped primaries as the feathers ended in a straight line.
There was no blood on the feather or on her, and she was not in any pain.
This is the first time I have seen her molt (or possibly pull out) a primary wing feather... and I am just worried sick over this ? Is this normal? I have been looking in my books and resources, but can't find much about this. I really thought the clipped feathers 'grew back" over a longer period of time, I did not think the primaries would molt or fall out.
She preens herself often, and I do find little tiny fluff feathers around but nothing really out of the ordinary. There are no spots on her body where she is blatantly missing feathers or anything. I just notice she likes to preen them quite a bit. And hoping that is normal too.
She eats a mixture of pellets, and parrotlet mixed food over which I cut the tops of broccolli (so the little sprouts separate and fall and look like little green buds) which she likes to eat daily. I also give her quinoa, oats and whole grain rice. Is it maybe a dietary thing?
If anyone has any thoughts or advice about the mystery feather... please let me know!
My 8 mo old parrotlet was sitting on my shoulder while I was doing some things around the house, and I noticed that she was nibbling on a large primary feather that I'm guessing she likely pulled out!!!!! OMG! She was holding the feathered part with her foot, and was fooling around with the shaft.
Her wings were last clipped 4 months ago on the day I purchased her , before I took her home, by the breeders. I could tell it was one of the clipped primaries as the feathers ended in a straight line.
There was no blood on the feather or on her, and she was not in any pain.
This is the first time I have seen her molt (or possibly pull out) a primary wing feather... and I am just worried sick over this ? Is this normal? I have been looking in my books and resources, but can't find much about this. I really thought the clipped feathers 'grew back" over a longer period of time, I did not think the primaries would molt or fall out.
She preens herself often, and I do find little tiny fluff feathers around but nothing really out of the ordinary. There are no spots on her body where she is blatantly missing feathers or anything. I just notice she likes to preen them quite a bit. And hoping that is normal too.
She eats a mixture of pellets, and parrotlet mixed food over which I cut the tops of broccolli (so the little sprouts separate and fall and look like little green buds) which she likes to eat daily. I also give her quinoa, oats and whole grain rice. Is it maybe a dietary thing?
If anyone has any thoughts or advice about the mystery feather... please let me know!
