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my parakeet has lost his feathers on one wing will they grow back2007-11-24 17:23:53

It has been about 6 months got them from a friend.She said she didn't know why he lost them but it think her cat pulled them out.Will they grow back?

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The feathers can sometimes take up to a year to grow back. You can help stimulate the feather follicle to grow by having your bird flap while holding it for five minutes every day. Sometimes a feather is pulled out so hard that the follicle won't produce feathers again. This usually happens after repeated pulling. Budgies will moult two to four times a year and they drop a lot of feathers during this time. That's perfectly normal. If the feathers don't grow back in the next few months I'd talk to a vet. Something might be wrong.

Good luck!

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Yes he is just Molting. They do that. Check with the pet store but most of the time that is normal.

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i dont know if they will or not . i always thought they would. i would call a vet or a pet shop and ask them.

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this situation is called molting and when feathers are lost they definetly grow back. ur parakeet will be fine.relax

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I don't understand what you're saying. The feathers have been gone for six months?! Then no they won't grow back. They should have grown back by now if they were going to.

Or do you mean the bird is six months old? In that case, yes, this is a normal, but heavy moult. This is normal.

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Probably just molting, all birds do it, and if that's what happening, there probably isn't any reason to panic. If the cat did pull them out, they'll still probably grow back anyway.

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yes they will grow back, now is a good time to train him to sit on your finger, since he cant fly. Maybe you have already. Have fun and enjoy

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it all depends some timed feathers will grow back other times they wont depends how long the bird has gone with out feathers and why he does not have any feathers. i would take him to the vet to know for sure. sorri if i did not help you out at all