French Moult

[skysmum]

I don't think Willow has FM willowsmum , he just looks to be having a regular moult, the big flights can be a pain to them and take their time coming out. Ive seen mine in the past walking around with a big flight sticking right up in the air, like a sail

When my JoJo developed it he was around 2, he was born here at home and his brother and sister were never affected. He used to drop all his flights which took ages to grow back and when they did they were all over the place. He did used to fly when they grew in reasonably straight but lost the ability around 10 years old, it did get worse as he got older but he was a happy boy and lived for 15 years.

[willowsmum]

skysmum thanks so much for putting my mind at rest. I'm a bit of a worrier so it doesn't take much to set me off! Hopefully Willow will be through it soon. He's really happy and healthy in every other way, it's just those pesky feathers!

It's lovely to hear about JoJo bless him. It sounds like he had a very happy 15 years with you

[samwiseg]

I am sooo sorry for my late response in replying to you willowsmum I haven't been about much!

Thank you for asking about Nubbs he is fine - he is more of a milder French Moult if that makes sense? I do think some budgies can actually have just a touch of it sometimes that doesn;t manifest itself until they are about 2yrs or older.

In your case I agree with skysmum and dont think that Willow has French Moult. Sometimes all birds get a skew father or two in moulting time and usually they pull them out once they are irritating too much if they dont fall out naturally.

So no need to worry yourself! Hope this has answered some questions! And again apologies I did not respond to you sooner x

[willowsmum]

That's no problem at all samwiseg Thanks so much for your response. It's good of you to put my mind to rest and I'm glad to hear that Nubbs is well and only suffers mildly. Like everyone else I just wanted to be sure I was doing all I could for my bud but it sounds like frequent baths, lots of fussing, extra Mummy-time and the odd treat is exactly what he needs at the moment. I'm sure he won't complain!