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That's about what Ruby looks like right now. She is having a heavy molt.. again.... Steve
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Re: [EclectusPetOwnersGroup] Is this a case of Mojo Molt ?
Steve,
I think that birds who have been very stressed or not properly taken care of at some point in their lives seem a bit more prone to the heavy molts than others. I have three males who do this. Two were neglected at the breeder previous to Dean's that they lived in and though they have been subsequently well cared for, they always seem to be scruffier than others. My boy, Solly, who came as an unweaned baby with a heavy case of giardia, also has these.
This is just my observation but others may feel differently.
Lisa
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Re: Is this a case of Mojo Molt ?
The year LaFitte had his heavy molt (2009) he was feeding chicks for months on
end. I think it took it's toll on him. For some reason Rose was never affected
like LaFitte was. I'm guessing that part of the reason Rose kept on feeding
Sweigh long after he fledged was because LaFitte was not as involved as he was
with the first two clutches, maybe because he was worn out.
When Sully was surrendered to the New Mexico rescue the attending vet they use
tested him for a fungal infection of the skin because his head had so many bald
spots. It was not fungus of course. It looked like he had rubbed his head and
scraped off all the feathers in many areas. But, it was just a terrible molt.
He spent 4 months at the rescue and they tried so hard to give him a proper
Eclectus diet. His larger feathers softened some, but he did not grow new
feathers on his head. Just before he was shipped to me they vetted him again,
this time checking for lice, I think, because they couldn't figure out what was
wrong. The vet wrote in the notes for that visit that he was likely scratching
his head and removing feathers that way. I don't know...
I was a bit shocked to see how bald he was when he arrived even though I'd seen
pictures and he looked pretty bad in them.
But his feathers grew back on his head fairly quickly after he moved in with me.
I just fed him correctly and bathed him daily. His head looks normal now.
I have before and after pictures of LaFitte in 2009 as well as Sully's head when
he came to me last July and also of Bella who was molting heavily on her head
when she moved here. If these before and after pictures would be helpful to
your friend, Helene, I would be happy to forward links to them.
Kathy
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Re: [EclectusPetOwnersGroup] Re: Is this a case of Mojo Molt ?
Helene, where is your French friend located? Here in the US, I do give freshly ground flax seeds twice a week. I have a small electric coffee mill that is only used for seeds, grains, etc. and the seeds are kept in the freezer as the oils are fragile and easily deteriorate.
Another good source is Barleans, which Stephanja uses
http://www.barleans.com/ or Udo's oil
http://www.udoerasmus.com/firstscreen.htm which I have used. I may switch to Optomega
http://www.supplements-natural.com/Omega_3.php as Dr Echols says this is a pharmaceutical grade and the brand he has been using for some years.
Just two drops on food is all I would use.
Lisa
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voilà, comme tu vois ils sont comme ici, très gentils et ils en savent beaucoup sur les Eclectus. Tu as ta réponse pour le flax seed, est-ce que tu comprends tout ?
Ciao !
Léa, femelle Pionus à tête bleue (sept. 2010)
Jazz, Eclectus Red-Sided mâle (Roratus Polychloros ou Eclectus de Nouvelle-Guinée) - à jamais dans mon coeur