Feather loss panic...

[JessieRosie]

Hi all,

Rosie is 8 months old and has been going through a kind of "on and off" molt for the last 4ish months, where she loses quite a few smaller feathers at regular intervals, but tail and flights are much less frequent, she's only lost 3/4 the whole time. Last night I was with Rosie and she was a bit grumpy/restless. Then she shed about 6 of her larger tail and flight feathers at approximately 20 minute intervals! It was as if every time I turned around a new one had appeared!!!! It really freaked me out!!!!

Is this O.K.?

Thank you for reading,

Jessie and Rosie

 

[JessieRosie]

P.S....
The feathers were not damaged in any way so I don't think she plucked them out. And other than her little grump she was normal, and was normal this morning...

 

[weco]

Relax, it just sounds like a female that can't make up her mind...like "do I get a new 'doo now, or wait?"

Look at the end of the feather shafts & if you can't find any tissue, she's just going through her first molt.....maybe on her next molt she'll not be so helter skelter, but she is a female, didn't you say ? ? ?

I don't think you have any worries, I'm pretty sure she'll have her new 'doo in before New Years.....

Grumpiness during a molt is normal, heck even the males get a little testy then.....

 

[JessieRosie]

Cheers Weco!

Haha your description did make me laugh! I can totally imagine her saying that. Well, she's an assumed girl, but she's definitely got the female charisma

Yep the feathers all looked healthy! Thanks for the reassurance She's my first birdy so always being overly worried/cautious!

Thanks again,

Jess and Rosie