Molting?

[Nicole Bred]

Hi! i have my cockatiel who is about 8 months old now, and i think he might be starting to molt, but i’m not sure and i guess i want to be sure that he’s not just hurt some how . these are the best pictures that i could get, but it looks like a random patch that has tons of tiny tiny pin feathers in it. he lets me touch it and it doesn’t seem to bother him, but i just want to be sure haha

 

[Nicole Bred]

Hi! i have my cockatiel who is about 8 months old now, and i think he might be starting to molt, but i’m not sure and i guess i want to be sure that he’s not just hurt some how . these are the best pictures that i could get, but it looks like a random patch that has tons of tiny tiny pin feathers in it. he lets me touch it and it doesn’t seem to bother him, but i just want to be sure haha View attachment 322402 View attachment 322403 View attachment 322402

 

[Birdbabe]

Hes moulting into his adult plumage

 

[Monica]

It honestly looks like an area where some feathers got scraped away... maybe he bumped into something a little too hard?

If he's acting normal, probably nothing to be concerned about.