{"id":6911,"date":"2017-10-27T22:57:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T03:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=6911"},"modified":"2017-10-27T22:57:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T03:57:47","slug":"how-african-greys-molt-differently-than-other-parrots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=6911","title":{"rendered":"How And Some Of The Why’s African Greys Molt Differently Than Other Parrots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your African grey may have upwards of 8000 feathers. Feathers keep a bird warm, and dry and enable flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a molt to occur, the old feather must be removed. Before molting begins blood vessels that support the feathers dry up so the attached feather becomes loosened by the surrounding tissue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thus if a molt is occurring naturally, the feather follicle (bud) will start a new feather before the old one has completely left the bird’s body.<\/span><\/p>\n

editors note:<\/strong> When folks walk into the shop and tell me they have an African grey they are always taken aback when I ask “what kind”?<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually more like a deer in the headlights<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

African greys come in 2 flavors Congo and Timneh. Congos can weigh up to 450 grams, Timnehs – 300 grams (a Pategonian conure is bigger than a Timmy) Thus a Timneh may need a smaller perch, and food size – just an fyi.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In a simplified way yes, the new feathers push out the old feathers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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