My conure is losing underfeathers on its belly. Molting or sick?

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Hello! I have a green cheek conure and he is a little over 2 years old and he is starting to lose a lot of his underfeathers. Like the white little fluffy feathers. It mostly looks like its on his stomach. Ive had him since he was about 5 months old and he hasnt gone through a molt yet, so I wasn't sure if this was him molting or if maybe this would be something that would warrant me to come in to take a look at him. It's been happening the past 5 days or so. Pet's info: Bird | Conure | Male | 1lb

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

It looks like he may be losing some downy feathers, which can happen during a molt or when adult feathers are coming in on younger birds. If it's a molt, you'll see new feathers growing in that look like little pins/needles poking out of the skin (hence the name pin feather) -- though these are usually better visible for large feathers such as tail/wing. If you're not seeing this, he seems to be picking at his belly a lot, or you see issues such as red skin, parasites on the skin, etc, a vet visit is a good idea to rule out any health issues.

My conure is losing underfeathers on its belly. Molting or sick?

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