Hi
@BudgieQuaker & everyone.
How's your birdie now? Has he stopped plucking his feathers? I have a 2 years old Quaker. He started molting by Mid-March slowly from head and then to the tail. This is the first time I noticed he had a complete head to tail molting. He has done it only partially so far... Last year he molted partially by spring time and he renewed his tail by November. So I was surprised he did a complete molting just after 6 months. The things is his molting isn't over yet. He still has pin feathers on this head......and my worst nightmare came true... I think he started plucking his feathers because I hear him scream while he's pulling his feathers off. He's plucking his white fluffy feathers that are underneath this colored feathers. He has a couple of bald patches on his body
Is this plucking or is he still molting? Can a molt last this longer? 4 months? Do they molt their white fluffy feathers too?
I have been working from home for the past few months and I have been around him the entire day. So I wouldn't say he's bored although he stopped playing on his own since he started 'building his nest'. By the way I don't know if he's a he or she ...I just call him he...but I read online that both male and female Quakers build their habitat. Could the extensive molting be related to hormonal changes?
He eats Harrison pellets, seeds and veggies. I make sure he gets quality food. I started giving him a bit of nuts to support the molting period. I ordered e-Cotrition multivitamin but does he really need it? Harrison pellets has its own vitamins. Has anyone given any multivitamin for their quaker?
Any experienced Quaker parront please provide your inputs and help me out.
Thanks so much