How Long Does It Take To Recover From Feather Damage?

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Rosebreasted Cockatoo/Galah. This is Merlin, taken in Oct 2009. I had found him 2 months earlier, in shock and bleeding in a pet store due to a bad wing clip. I bought him and drove the shop crazy by reporting them and plying them with subsequent vet bills. (The shop couldn’t hit Merlin over the head with a brick to hide the evidence if I brought him home, could they?)

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What Is a Pin Feather?

Q: My bird’s head is covered with prickly little feathers.  Is this normal?

Janis K., Huntsville, Alabama

A: Yes, it is quite normal.  When a bird has a lot of feather regrowth following a molt, his head can be covered with...

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