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  1. Serin

    I just received a Society finch who has no tail feathers: seller claims he's molting - do you agree?

    You can quickly pull a couple of the clipped flight feathers out of the wing if you are very careful, and they will regrow in a matter of weeks and allow her to fly again. I have done it before on birds that came in with bad feather damage. It may take a year otherwise for a natural molt to...
  2. Serin

    I just received a Society finch who has no tail feathers: seller claims he's molting - do you agree?

    They will grow back quickly and shouldn't cause any issue for your bird. One of my 8 year old oldest birds tail feathers tend to all break off after a few months. I have seen juveniles lose every tail feather at once during their big adolescent molt, but your bird seems adult.
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