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Post by scootersmom on Mar 28, 2010 20:36:14 GMT -5
I thought Scooter was finishing up his molt when we first got him two months ago, he had pinfeathers all over his head. However, now I'm finding substantial numbers of small underfeathers coming out and just the other day a tail feather. He's fine and dandy, the vet gave him all A plusses at his well bird exam, I'm just curious how long it usually takes for a complete changeover. In the meantime, he needs another wing trim as he's getting adventuous with his flying efforts.
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Post by Tatianna on Mar 29, 2010 8:55:01 GMT -5
Cinder molt's quite abit too, but they should moult twice a year and it apparently depend's on the bird on how long the moult last's, I know Cinder moult's for along time, for me to something's I think he is over, only to find more pin feather's But some parrot's they are really fast moulter's and look really raggy, and the new one's come in.. the whole process only take's about a few weeks... But like Cinder some parrot's seem to moult forever and Scooter is a year and abit right ? It could be sexual maturity ? (8 months? and he is just hormonal )
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Post by nosferatu on Apr 5, 2010 10:42:31 GMT -5
I didn't know the moulting ever stopped Nos always has a few pinfeathers on his head or back, and usually gets a new tail feather every 2or 3 months i think, especially if i find a tailfeather lying in his cage- i know it'll be replaced soon. He loves to have his pins scratched. He loves our grooming sessions. I thought it was just a never ending replacement cycle..like us and our hair?
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Post by scootersmom on Apr 5, 2010 12:33:22 GMT -5
The common thing books say is once or twice a year, but they don't really say how long the replacement process takes. They don't really get seasons the same way they would in nature, I bet that affects them, too.
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Post by Tatianna on Apr 5, 2010 17:03:29 GMT -5
yes i think it also depend's on the temperature of the environment etc.
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Post by nosferatu on Apr 6, 2010 0:59:58 GMT -5
yeah, they're being kept in a comfortable ,temperature controlled environment..maybe their little bodies get a bit confused?
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Post by Tatianna on Apr 6, 2010 16:49:00 GMT -5
yes i agree, considering they are domestically bred, and we tend to keep their temperature's of the room roughly the same.. Do you have a dome lamp for him ? (with full spectrum lightbulbs)
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Post by scootersmom on Apr 7, 2010 15:15:41 GMT -5
We're in a warm climate and Scooter does have a full-spectrum bulb, although it is off to the side rather than from the top (there is a playtop up there which we leave in place most of the time). I know with horses, the shedding cycle is more connected to the change in day length rather than the temperature, so artificial lighting can throw it off. Certainly the room Scooter lives in is currently lighted a lot longer than natural day.
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Post by Tatianna on Apr 7, 2010 15:17:58 GMT -5
Yes definitally... how long do you keep the Full spectrum on ?
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Post by scootersmom on Apr 7, 2010 22:17:50 GMT -5
Well, we all tend to sleep past sunrise, bird included. So I turn it on when I wake the bird up. I turn it off sometime in the evening, usually after full dark but before bedtime.
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Post by Tatianna on Apr 7, 2010 23:01:19 GMT -5
ooh okay.... that sound's about right, i have read about 12 hours at least.. and when moulting to cut it down to 6 hours
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