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

[Bevknapp]

An update. A pretty late one, mind you, but nonetheless... "he" is, in fact, a SHE. Seller refused to comment when I made that revelation. And she still can't fly, even with her tail in. Curious. Now, I've never seen anyone talk about clipping a finch's wings, so I've never seen what that looks like. I didn't think anyone did that that often, but, turns out, this guy does and never told me. I can now see that her wings are definitely clipped, which explains why she still can't fly. Seller yet again refused to comment on that, just acted like I didn't even ask the question.

So, uh, yeah. Figured an update might have a slight chance of helping anyone in a similar situation. I didn't really think people clipped finches wings like this. I guess I never even thought about it. So, unfortunately, at the end of all this, it turns out the guy is just super shady. Incorrectly sexed the bird and clipped her wings without telling me. Guess she'll just be a hopper for a while. Quite depressing to see, though.

Yes it is,my female I've had for over 2 years is lost some of her for the first time. I started with 2 both were female. She now is with a male. She can make short flights from cage to floor and back up. Like you I'm hoping She get through this fine. Her wings have never been clipped