My canary is molting. Can I still bathe or spray it, and how often?

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A few weeks ago, Ringo barely started Molting - lost 4 - 5 little feathers, and one longer one. A while now, a week or more, I believe, he has not had a bath. If so, it was possibly only one or two. To-day, I lightly sprayed him a bit. During Molting, don't Canaries bathe? If not, is it OK to Spray them a bit? Like 2 - 3 times a week? Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | unneutered

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Some do, some don't bathe. You can mist him if he likes it. Molt is a very strenuous time for a bird as almost all its energy is used to making new feathers. It takes seven to ten days for a feather to begin to emerge after one was shed and then this new feather takes up to 8 weeks to fully develop. During molting your bird will be cranky, nap more often and it is especially necessary at this time to feed them a very healthy diet and keep a close eye on them as they will be using lots of their nutrients to grow and replace the feathers. Feed lots of greens such as kale (extra calcium) and you can feed mashed up hardboiled egg and also offer some boiled chicken. Both of these are high sources of protein for making new feathers.

My canary is molting. Can I still bathe or spray it, and how often?

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