What a normal molt looks like
During molt, feathers drop evenly across the body and pin feathers grow in. Preening increases and some birds become quieter or more sensitive.
Help with bathing or misting, protect sleep, and record when the molt started — next year you can anticipate it.
- Even loss with pin feathers growing in
- More preening, some sensitivity
- Record the start date for next year
These differences are not molt
Bare patches in specific areas, intact head feathers with missing body feathers the beak can reach, many broken feathers, or no regrowth are differences that deserve attention.
Record whether the environment changed around the same time — cage location, family schedule, a new animal.
- Bare patches or exposed skin
- Head intact, body areas missing
- No new feathers growing back
Do not diagnose the cause at home
Feather problems have many branches — skin, nutrition, environment, stress — and looks alone do not separate them. Collect records of when and where things changed and contact a clinic that treats birds. moimoi does not replace veterinary diagnosis or treatment.