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At first i thought it may be moulting, but it is only three months old and its little sister's feathers look nothing like it, her feathers look perfect. I would guess for about two weeks now it looks scruffier by the day?!

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[โ€“] DonPiano 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Three months old is also close to when they switch over from baby feathers to adult feathers only, as I understand.

Yeah, i guess it is just moulting. I only started to feel weird about it because the sister does not yet. Thank you.