When do budgies moult?
Under normal circumstances, budgerigars will molt from June to August each year, and each molting lasts about 2 to 3 months. During molting, parrots will not breed. . After the end of the molting in summer, the second molting period will be entered after an interval of about 4 months, and the second molting of the budgerigar is to have more fluff to defend itself against the cold wind in winter. . At the same time, because parrots in the moulting period are relatively fragile, pets should pay attention to the diversity of the parrot’s diet to ensure a balanced nutrition. They can also be appropriately fed with supplemental vitamins such as moulting vitamins and Fengyusu.
In addition, if the budgie is also very susceptible to parasites during the moulting period, once the pet owner finds that the parrot’s skin becomes red, swollen, crusted, and the parrot frequently picks feathers, he must Do deworming work for parrots in time to avoid parasites multiplying on parrots.
What are the characteristics of parrot molting?
1. Frequent shedding: During the moulting period of budgies, the most obvious and possibly the most annoying symptom for pet owners is that their feathers fall off frequently. But this is a normal phenomenon. Before the new feathers of the parrot grow, all the old feathers must fall off, because only in this way, the newly grown feathers will look good and the flying ability will be stronger.
2. Poor appetite: budgerigars are greedy on a daily basis, but if the budgerigar is just in the moulting period, the pet owner will even put the food or snacks it likes on their current , they will not be interested, go forward to eat, and there may be boredom. It is also because of this that the weight of parrots during the moulting period will decrease.
3. Emotional sensitivity: When parrots are in the moulting period, another feature is emotional sensitivity. Budgerigars at this stage are very sensitive, they will easily become angry, irritable, and easily become depressed and sad. All in all, the mood of parrots during the moulting period will be very different from usual.
