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: Well, the molting will consist of every feather being replaced over a period of a 
: month or two, but it doesn't result in bare patches or major loss all at once.  
: Otherwise it would affect a bird's flight ability and that wouldn't be good for survival 
: in the wild.  Usually they molt symmetrically, like a certain feather on one wing is 
: dropped and the exact same feather on the opposite wing is dropped shortly 
: thereafter.  As far as tail feathers, these fall out slowly, one at a time and you really 
: shouldn't notice any real visual change except you can find one dropped tail feather 
: in the cage and then you could see the new one growing in as a pin feather initially.  
: But really the only sign in a healthy molt is feathers on the cage bottom and the bird 
: getting sharp, pointy feathers as the new ones grow in.  Also, if the birds are boys, 
: they still may court one another and "play house".  They could be plucking each 
: other, or one may be plucking the other one.  If you see them pulling out feathers, 
: you have more of a problem than just molting.  They will have to be separated if one 
: is plucking the other.  Some diseases also may have feather loss as a symptom. How 
: do their beaks look?  Parakeets can get "psitticine beak and feather disease" which is 
: serious and is caused by a virus.   Can you take some digital photos and email them 
: to me so I can see the birds?  


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