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Postby rebeccaturpeinen » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:16 am

my little Joey was at a bird sitter for about a month and it looks like it stressed him out a bit... he has clearly been plucking his feathers. he isnt doing it that much any more now that he is home again but i have a question... how often do parakeets get new feathers? i would like to see his feathers improve so i know for sure he isnt plucking anymore.

he seems to be happy to be home,, that is good :)
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Re: new feathers?

Postby Kim S » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:43 am

Normally, feathers will grow back in 3 to 6 weeks.
If he has been doing it very thouroughly (how do you spell that?) it can take up to 3 months.
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Re: new feathers?

Postby rebeccaturpeinen » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:49 am

thanks!! it aint that bad and he hasnt been doing it much at all since he got home so thats really good.

its just good to know by when i should be seeing an improvement :)
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Re: new feathers?

Postby Azure Hanyo » Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:52 am

Aw poor birdie! His feathers should be in great shape soon. He just missed you!
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