TexDot33
Bird poop and baby poop
- Dec 26, 2006
- 2,576
- 10
- Parrots
- 15 year-old Sun Conure: Hamlet &
14 year-old Green-Cheeked Conure: Mac
Today was the first really warm day that we have had here, and we all loved every minute of it, except for Hamlet. I think he's just realizing how warm his down feathers are.
I noticed today that during the course of normal preening Ham lost MANY more feathers than normal today. I have 6 feathers on the floor next to me and that is just within the last hour ... I know he preened out about 6 or so more this morning.
Being this is our first bout with the warm weather I don't know about this, do feathers (down feathers in particularly) start to moult out as soon as it gets really warm? I mean, there are two other reasons that I can think of for this to be happening, it's just time for a natural moult, or Ham is starting to pluck (which isn't the case).
I have also noticed that he has 1 flight feather that has grown back in ... just one ... it's really funny to see ... maybe I can get a pic and get it posted.
~ :50:
I noticed today that during the course of normal preening Ham lost MANY more feathers than normal today. I have 6 feathers on the floor next to me and that is just within the last hour ... I know he preened out about 6 or so more this morning.
Being this is our first bout with the warm weather I don't know about this, do feathers (down feathers in particularly) start to moult out as soon as it gets really warm? I mean, there are two other reasons that I can think of for this to be happening, it's just time for a natural moult, or Ham is starting to pluck (which isn't the case).
I have also noticed that he has 1 flight feather that has grown back in ... just one ... it's really funny to see ... maybe I can get a pic and get it posted.
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