Molting? Or something else..?

Jan 16, 2019
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Last night, while giving Cookie some head scratches, I noticed a lot of pin feathers.

A few days earlier he had bumped into the ceiling fan (it was off). He usually doesn't but he was panicking then. He lost a lot of feathers then but since he was perfectly fine after that I didn't worry too much.

And then last night he was sitting on my head and he fluffed up. When he did he also lost a feather. He hasn't lost any flight or tail feathers yet. He's going to be 5 months old on the 21st this month.

Could he be molting? He is still eating and drinking fine. He's not lethargic either.​
 

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Hello Naz, I donā€™t think Cookie is plucking. My Fang has a lot of pin feathers now too and Iā€™m vacuuming up moulted feathers from the floor by the dozen. If Cookie develops any bald spots youā€™d have reason for concern but it sounds like a moult to me.
 
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Jan 16, 2019
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White-faced 'tiel (Cookie). Pied Budgie (Pepper).
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Hello Naz, I donā€™t think Cookie is plucking. My Fang has a lot of pin feathers now too and Iā€™m vacuuming up moulted feathers from the floor by the dozen. If Cookie develops any bald spots youā€™d have reason for concern but it sounds like a moult to me.

Thanks for the reply:)

I didn't think he was plucking either. Most of the pin feathers are on his face and neck...places he cannot reach.​
 

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And a Normal Grey Cockatiel named BB who came home with me on 5/20/2016.
BB is starting to loose fluffies too...Molting season!


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