When I bought my green cheek conure from the breeder, he was clipped. He started his molt about 3-5 months ago (he’s 10 months old) and has shedded three or four tail feathers and head, chest and backside of the wing feathers as well. When do you think he will molt out his clipped wings?
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When will flight feathers grow in?
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Mark & Da Boyz
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I think it takes about a year between molts on a GCC. I know BB was clipped when he came home 5 months ago and has molted most of the clipped feathers already. I had Cheddar clipped when BB came home and he is just stayed to molt them out.
I was told by my breeder it can be anywhere from 3 weeks to 1 year, depending on last molt. I got Sunni and he was clipped in september last year, They clipped him right before I came to take him home. 
He has only just started losing the clipped flights in the last week or two, He has 3 clipped on one wing and 4 on the other right now.
He has only just started losing the clipped flights in the last week or two, He has 3 clipped on one wing and 4 on the other right now.When you say between molts, do you mean after the first molt, during the second molt?
It's not exact, but basically, yes.
Bailey had his clipped, at the breeder just before pick up, in sept last year, has had all of his flights now except for one on each side, and all new on his tail for the last couple of months. Still loses the odd tail one (couple of weeks ago was the last one) just got a shiny new feather which he will wreck the first time he wants to wrestle. 
He is so hard on his tail!!
He is so hard on his tail!!