Post by ray on Mar 30, 2010 20:15:45 GMT -5
I have a 5 month old Bourke's and he has lost the outer most flight feathers only on one side. 
I've had him now for about 5 weeks and I think maybe some of the problem might be stress. ALthough I think the current enviroment is much more peaceful, the previous had much more interaction with people and other birds. This type of molt would not occur in the wild so I'm curious to know what could be the cause. I looked at the feathers and it did seem to be traumatic, the quills looked like they had been chewed. I can see new feathers growing in.
I've had him now for about 5 weeks and I think maybe some of the problem might be stress. ALthough I think the current enviroment is much more peaceful, the previous had much more interaction with people and other birds. This type of molt would not occur in the wild so I'm curious to know what could be the cause. I looked at the feathers and it did seem to be traumatic, the quills looked like they had been chewed. I can see new feathers growing in.