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mistya2

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Head feathers??
« on: January 17, 2012, 01:25:35 PM »
One of my budgies, Ken, has some of his feathers growing a bit funny on his head. He is young, so maybe he it's just his adult feathers growing but I just thought I would ask just in case :)

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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 01:44:40 PM »
annie, i have seen a few budgies with this mottling as babies but who grow out of it as adults. But i think sometimes they can keep it going into adulthood, im not 100% sure... but i HAVE seen it on babies before :)
corie would know, im sure, where is he!?!  :-\
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2012, 02:52:16 PM »
I know we need Corie for this one LOL
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 08:02:31 PM »
Very interesting mutation Annie, I have not seen this before, it may go as he gets older and goes through his moult
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 08:49:06 PM »
Corie was going to visit family...I think I am right in saying it was straight after his move...sure he won't mind me saying because he posted about it  :) ...but it just isn't right without him eh?

Annie I love Ken's markings, he is very striking...if you mean the spikey-ness of his hair, I think that's pretty normal, Buzz looks a bit like that at the mo.  :D
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 09:45:39 PM »
The spikey bits, or punk rocker bits as I like to call them, are pin feathers coming through. After a moult, new feathers will come through, and they'll have a sheath encasing them. This is that ;)

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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 06:26:46 AM »
Thanks everyone, good to know it's all normal :)
Corie always has the answers to things like this.
I went to check the birds this morning and Ken's cere is now completely blue!! He is growing up so fast Lol
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2012, 10:09:26 AM »
Hi Mistya,

Bluey is looking the same at the moment he has just turned 6 month and is going through his first moult his head is the same his tail feathers came out last week and I panicked but now know its normal as he has his new ones growing. Was strange him only having little ones lol.

Does anyone know if they need anything else in their diet when they are going through their moult he gets is fruit and veg but in my pet shop they have conditioning seed they told me sometimes people mix it with the normal seed when they are moulting does anyone else mix it ? And if so how long do you keep mixing it for ?

Regards Vicki
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Re: Head feathers??
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2012, 11:55:09 AM »
Ive never used it, i dont know how much difference it would make...? :) maybe brian or hines might know?
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