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| Caroline |
David G Fisher wrote:
> "Caroline" <hduggan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>>David G Fisher wrote:
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>>>My 11 year old budgie has always molted more often and for longer
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> lengths of
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>>>time than normal. Lately, he's gone through an extensive molting period.
>>>These long moltings sap his energy, and can leave him more vulnerable to
>>>illness.
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>>>I would like to know if anyone has any experience with excessive molting
>>>with their bird(s), and what they did to try to minimize the length and
>>>effect. Any special foods?
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>>>He has a great avian vet who seems at a loss as to how to try and slow
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> these
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>>>moltings down. I've tried bird store seed/pellet mixtures that claim to
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> be
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>>>good for molting budgies, but they didn't seem to help.
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>>>Any articles or personal experience is appreciated.
>>>
>>>Dave
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>>>
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>>I have the same problem with my male kakiriki. He seems to feather up
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> nicely in winter, but when he moults in the spring he goes quite bald and
> stays looking scruffy throughout the summer. On one occasion when I had to
> catch him he dropped all his tail feathers and ended up looking more like a
> lovebird. The female kakiriki looks beautiful all the time. He was seen by
> an avian vet a who couldn't find any obvious cause and suggested extra
> vitamins. I give them Vitapet (Vitamin A, D and E) mixed into their seed.
> It does seem to lessen the excessive moult, but not stop it totally. My
> male kakiriki is very active - and possibly a highly strung bird.
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>>Caroline
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> Is Vitapet a pellet? I've looked online, but can't tell from the description
> or box photo. He's 11, and he's always refused to eat pellets.
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> Dave
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It is a liquid (oily). I've tried vitamin mixes in the water before, but found my birds preferred to bathe in it rather than drink it.
Caroline
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