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Cheeta
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| The never ending molt!!! |
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Apollo won't stop molting!! I just found a whole new bunch of blood feathers, and he's also lost quite a few more today!! Blah, I thought that it was all over for this year... I guess I guess wrong then hey!! 
So how long does your fids molt for each time?? Apollo's been going on 4 months now, and he's still going strong!! LOL. |
Wednesday August 24, 2005 5:05 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
I hear ya about the never ending molt! This is my first time owning a parrot and I didn't realize it took this long for them. Not saying it's a problem but at first I was thinking she was plucking and I keep checking to make sure she isn't plucking cuz I've only had her for 3 months. She's been molting about 2 1/2 months now. And parrots molt twice a year? They say that parrots are more stressed when they molt. I'm stressed as well making sure she isn't plucking  I'll be happy for her when it's all over. |
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Thursday August 25, 2005 12:50 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Australia,Melbourne |
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At a time of moult, it is a time we need to spend as much time with them possible. The stress levels are high, yes...so this is a time we need to be with them as much as possible to spend every minute possible to not only reassure them but
distract there minds
from thought's that may do themselves harm without knowing, normally, because they need us at a time when they are not thinking straight due to there high level of stress ...
moult
..(what's going""" on my feather's are dropping...hey what's this tube feather growing""" l'll play with it??etc..)As much time as we spend with our loved one's, this is a time they need us, to love them most.This doesn't mean that we don't spend enough time with them, just it is our turn to be the parrot and give what they give us....After this moult they will return to there normal self  .Distract them from anything that look's like boredom.It's hard work but work's.Mylo has blood feathers now and thats why l'm not on as much as usual for l'm concerned about him doing anything wrong though so far okay.Mylo has even being going to sleep earlier than usual for he climbs on my hand where l'm holding my mouse here and opens his wing towards the door when he is ready to sleep and normally it's 8-8.30pm but recently 7.30-8pm..
Just thought l would mention this, though it's only my experiance and not fact... 
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Thursday August 25, 2005 1:36 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
Chaquita's personality hasn't changed much with her molt, but she's 26 too and has been through LOTS of molts and I don't feel they are as stressfull to her mentally any longer. I'm sure she's quite use to it by now. I do, however, feed her sprouts as they are high in nutritional value as their little bodies burn up nutrients during a molt. |
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Friday August 26, 2005 12:52 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Hmmm oh well it's good to know that I'll have a never ending supply of feathers for a new pillow!!! LOL...
Apollo has been a bit grouchy and bratty the last week or so, more so now, I think it's the molt, but we'll see if he behaves a little better soon. He's just got so many new blood feathers coming through!! I guess I'll just have to deal with him being bratty for the time being! Oh well..
Greg, I think Apollo would rather me leaving him alone at the moment, seems to be a lot more sensitive than before, so less cuddling for the time being as he's actually not very cuddly at the moment!! Oh well... guess I just gotta make sure he's got enough nutrition going into him!! LOL |
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Friday August 26, 2005 3:33 pm |
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ekkiemom
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Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 203
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA |
Linus' vet recommended a bath every day during his molt. he said it softens the feather sheaths and makes it easier for the bird to remove the sheath. Also they are often itchy so the bathing helps
Linus has been molting for about 6 months now. He has replaced all of his major wing feathers and tons of body feathers. The vet did not seem concerened with the long molt. This is Linus' first molt. He was pretty bratty early on i the molt but now he seems better. He was less cuddly when major feathers were comming in (blood feathers) I think it irritated the feathers when I touched him accidnetly on the feathers |
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Friday August 26, 2005 8:49 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
Oh,the cuddling l would understand if l was a bird ouch  Just being there is okay, even if you don't interact, seeing you would be enough |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 8:40 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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| Re: The never ending molt!!! |
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He he he, molting Apollo!
Same here, Zazu is one big pinhead..
I don't know how long they molt, I never really keep up with the time.. Sometimes they loose a feather, then a whole bunch.. And then, there's ofcourse the plucking..  |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 12:52 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
To think some/we humans complain about hair loss  ,how lucky are we when we see or birds go through this time and time again...And imagine blood hair lines as well..he..he I for one know now to be more affectionate towards Mylo ,when like today l see blood feathers..he.. |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 12:59 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Thanks guys for your responses... Apollo is being kinda weird at the moment actually... he's still as bratty as ever, BUT, from time to time, he goes back to being a little cuddle bugs, he would beg for scratches and cuddles and ask me scratch him all around his neck, and that's where all the blood feathers are!! So weird!! Anyway, he's having a blast in his cage with his foot toys at the moment making lots of noise.
I can't wait till he gets all his wing feathers back!! he's not got three new secondaries and about five new primaries on his left wings (the one that got butchered). so he's looking more and more like a bird with wing feathers!! |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 2:22 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
Good to hear Bih,bet you can't wait for those primary feathers,also soft cuddles, instead of prickly one's(shhh don't let Apollo read this part..he ) |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 2:30 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
LOL... that's just too funny!! but so true about those prickly cuddles!! hehe, I'll make sure Apollo doens't find out you typed that. He's sleeping now I think, all quiet there... so it's all ok.. LOL.
And you're also so right about the wing feathers, I can't till he gets all of them back!! LOL hehehe |
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Saturday August 27, 2005 2:33 pm |
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