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Linnie anatomy lesson

Dona

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Gigi just lost 2 feathers, both exactly the same, and no angle to them at all. Referring to the pic below, I guess they are the center 2 tail feathers. Here's a little anatomy lesson.


 

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OMG this is Gigi from the top. She literally lost the point of her tail. It's been a quite a molt but she's looking brighter green which means she is getting rid of those used feathers that start to get a dark tinge to them.

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I've noticed the dark in my conure. My boys seem to be mostly done with their molt, except for Emrys is still a little lopsided and needs about three more primaries on his right.
 

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I just posted this in pictures, but here's an example of what a Linnie should not look like. This is a tennis ball. I think.


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UrbanSylvanus

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Aww, hopefully her moult ends soon!
Machi hasn't lost big feathers yet, it's been more small feathers and fluff but then again he had little quills on his face when I first got him. It and the itchiness that came with it is probably why he only allows hands near when they promise scritches :laugh:

Koyuki on the other hand is moulting the rest of her feathers off at the moment, and they're all flight feathers and tail feathers that she kept from her "puberty" moult from last spring, it's pretty interesting to see how two different birds shed their feathers!
 

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Yes, so interesting! Gigi's molt might be over! It was crazy fast and furious!
 

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:coffeescreen: Tennis ball!
 
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