molting

[beepbeepinajeep]

My coturnix have started molting. How long does it last? Is it similar to chickens?

TIA

 

[Ironsun]

Hi,

The annual moult lasts approx 6 weeks, in this time adult birds will lose all their feathers and regrow them. Normally the first to come out are the flight feather which take the longest to grow back.

Ironsun.