Post by mizloco on Jan 6, 2013 14:23:24 GMT
Both my two are molting, but Ernie has lost his two longest tail feathers yesterday. Today he has been very quiet compared to his normal self and Bert has been bouncing back and forth to Ernie trying to get him interested in being naughty but he is not. I have put some fresh broccoli in the cage and he has nibbled at it. He looks fine and his poo is good. Should I be worried?
Moulting just is, and sometimes they are affected more than others. It can make them quieter than normal, and grumpy. Some moults affect the birds more than others, and some birds are affected more than the next. To help them get through this, added eggfood or well cooked hard-boiled egg is great. To reproduce the feathers they are losing takes a lot of energy and protein is the best thing to help them replace their energy, eggs/eggfood being their first choice.