Sun conure losing tail feathers
Owly
replace them.
owly
"I.P.Owner" <investmental...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Our Sun Conure, a delightful bird to everyone except the dog, is, all
> of a sudden, losing tail feathers. We have found three now on the
> bottom of his cage. I see no evidence of violence or trapping in cage
> corners.
>
> My question is this. Can the tail feathers ever just fall out on
> their own? If they do, is it always a sign of something wrong? Is he
> possibly sick? He is as loud, cheerful and active as ever.
Charles Paluda
>
> Our Sun Conure, a delightful bird to everyone except the dog, is, all
> of a sudden, losing tail feathers. We have found three now on the
> bottom of his cage. I see no evidence of violence or trapping in cage
> corners.
>
> My question is this. Can the tail feathers ever just fall out on
> their own? If they do, is it always a sign of something wrong? Is he
> possibly sick? He is as loud, cheerful and active as ever.
How old is he? My Meyer's started his first major molt.....where flight and
tail feathers come out........at about 9 months old. So he may just be molting
as Owly suggested.
Charles
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pam clarke
>Our Sun Conure, a delightful bird to everyone except the dog, is, all
>of a sudden, losing tail feathers. We have found three now on the
>bottom of his cage. I see no evidence of violence or trapping in cage
>corners.
>
>My question is this. Can the tail feathers ever just fall out on
>their own? If they do, is it always a sign of something wrong? Is he
>possibly sick? He is as loud, cheerful and active as ever.
Is it moulting?? Most of mine are at the moment. I save feathers and
make dream catchers with them.
Jynx
"pam clarke" <oldm...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Is it moulting?? Most of mine are at the moment. I save feathers and
> make dream catchers with them.
How would he know if it's molting when he obviously has no clue what it is.
If he had a clue, he would not have asked if tail feathers ever "just fall
out"
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Margaret Russel
> their own? If they do, is it always a sign of something wrong? Is he
> possibly sick? He is as loud, cheerful and active as ever.
I have come up with 2 possible answers:
1) Tail feathers and all kinds of other feathers on the cage floor +
the bird has some noticable "pin" feathers = molting season. Quite
normal.
2) Tail feathers + no other kinds of feathers on cage floor = possible
tail feather picking? Something bad.
Margaret Russel
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