Sweetie is molting

[tlfisher]

Sweetie is changing colors. Her/his head and breast are turning grey.

 

[Lovie]

It's so cute! I also like how it's all fluffed up. Thank you for sharing.

 

[lisascannell]

So cute. Looks like my Rocky!
You probably already know this, but when they change colour to grey it means they are male

 

[tlfisher]

Do the males have grey crests too?

 

[lisascannell]

Yes males will have grey in their crest. It would probably be a yellow/grey combination

 

[tlfisher]

That's kind of what's happening. He's only 3 months so I think he's got a while before he's going to be grey.

 

[tlfisher]

The yellow is getting speckled with the grey.

 

[cassiepengo]

thats pretty!! sweetie is growing up

 

[Fae88]

So cute! Bruno has been going through his first molt. He has been getting in alot of yellow on his head and the underside of his tail has turned solid grey. It's cool/bitter sweet to see them grow up!

 

[lisascannell]

That's kind of what's happening. He's only 3 months so I think he's got a while before he's going to be grey.

Yes it could be like 9 months or so before he's all grey

 

[tlfisher]

He's getting kind of temperamental with it. However I made progress with Trish the abandoned parakeet. She's just never wanted to approach me but since I got sweetie she's wanting to now
They grow fast.

 

[ct92404]

They do get kind of cranky when they're molting, especially if it's their first time. They'll be a little bit more moody and unpredictable...sometimes they're friendly like usual, and other times they just want to be left alone and might bite if you bother them too much. I've found though once they've been through molting a couple of times, they seem to mellow out and it doesn't bother them quite as much. Chipper (my budgie) is molting right now too, and she is wanting a little more time to herself right now and sometimes gets a little stubborn and nippy if she doesn't want to come out of her cage. But if I can get her to come out, she still doesn't mind to be petted and will show affection by nibbling on my face, etc. She loves attention, but also wants a little bit more time to herself right now.

Once they're finished molting, it will be like nothing happened and they're back to their old selves.