Tail feather dropout

[akira-shakira-the bruce]

So, since last night, Akira has dropped 9 tail feathers.

They came out clean, no blood, and she didn't squeal either.

They just fell out.

is it normal to molt all tail feathers at once? I see some shorter ones that maybe are coming in?

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!

[linda040899]

While most birds don't lose that many tailfeathers at one time, it can happen. My Princess of Wales Parakeet did the same thing about 2 weeks ago. She has this long, absolutely gorgeous tail and I kept finding more and more long feathers on the bottom of her cage. She's growing new ones so I accepted the fact that she would not be minus her gorgeous asset! If new ones were not coming in, I would definitely be concerned.