veimar
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- Feb 5, 2014
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- gcc Parry; lovebird Coco; 3 budgies (Tesla, Franky and Cesar); cockatiel Murzik, red rump parakeet girl Onyx
Hi again everyone,
I'm a little confused about my gcc not molting… I got him 4 mo ago and he was a Petsmart baby, just 2 days on the floor - probably about 3 mo old, right? So he must be 7 mo now, but he didn't start molting. He lost two tail feathers in April, and one flight feather that got caught into something about a month ago, but that's it. His flight feather grew back nicely. I'm not sure about the tail feathers - they look all in place. He is preening himself a lot though, but I didn't notice any pin feathers.
I was just wondering what is the time frame for the first molt? And I also wonder if he could have been younger than 3 mo when I got him? He was very clumsy and poorly weaned.
I'm a little confused about my gcc not molting… I got him 4 mo ago and he was a Petsmart baby, just 2 days on the floor - probably about 3 mo old, right? So he must be 7 mo now, but he didn't start molting. He lost two tail feathers in April, and one flight feather that got caught into something about a month ago, but that's it. His flight feather grew back nicely. I'm not sure about the tail feathers - they look all in place. He is preening himself a lot though, but I didn't notice any pin feathers.
I was just wondering what is the time frame for the first molt? And I also wonder if he could have been younger than 3 mo when I got him? He was very clumsy and poorly weaned.
Avery was also incredibly clumsy, but I can't say she was poorly weaned, just poorly fed. 
