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Thirded! Again, thank you for stepping up to the plate for your birds, this is fascinating to see it unfold. :thumbs_up: :reading:

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Liv, could we see how the normal siblings to these guys look today ?

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Sure. will get photos. ;)

 

3 of them are going to the show this saturday :wine

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Here is Cirrus sitting in his favorite spot

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And Shaggy pushing the toys around

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100% siblings

 

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Here is Cirrus sitting in his favorite spot

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What an amazing Fro!

Here is Cirrus sitting in his favorite spot

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And Shaggy pushing the toys around

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100% siblings

 

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What a bunch of honeys :hb:

 

I'll order these two :wine

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put them on my bill ;)

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Shaggy passed away in the early hours of this morning.... :)

 

Shaggy started growing really unusual feathers that had extremely thick shafts... if one fell out, they bled in a torrent!! He didn't bleed recently, but these odd feathers with their taxing blood demands on his already stressed body, were the last straw and he couldn't go on any longer. I have photos of the weird feathers and will post them later.

 

Poor Shaggy... Your in peace now my little guy :):(

So sorry to hear. How old was he? Perhaps it was adult moult time?

So sorry to hear this Liv, you have done such a wonderful job at providing the best conditions possible for them both. I hope Cirrus can continue to enjoy life without his brother.

Oh no!! :) I am sooo sorry. You worked so hard for Shaggy to have a happy little life. :) I love the photo of him with his toys. Poor, poor Cirrus.

My sincerest condolences, Liv.

Shaggy had a better life with you than anyone else I could imagine......I am sorry you lost him. I know you would be in a very low place in your heart over the loss :rip:

"shaggy had a better life with you than anyone else I could imagine".....That is soooo lovely... :(

 

Nothing I can say would make you feel any better, but you were his angel.... :rip:

 

RIP sweet Shaggy...stay strong Cirrus and Liv......

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Cirrus is doing great....

 

look at him now...

 

 

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Believe it or not, he is in the middle of a moult and there are long feathers everywhere :rofl: !! I am collecting the really long ones and keeping them.

Wow !!! I recall some so called experts insisting that feather dusters do not moult :rofl: Well they were wrong werent they ?! :rofl:

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Wow !!! I recall some so called experts insisting that feather dusters do not moult :rofl: Well they were wrong werent they ?! :rofl:

 

Cirrus is moulting through and through... he even has shorter feathers in his cap from the old ones dropping out and the new ones coming in :rofl:

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This would make an AWESOME canvas print!!! :rofl:

Wow !!! I recall some so called experts insisting that feather dusters do not moult :rofl: Well they were wrong werent they ?! :rofl:

 

Cirrus is moulting through and through... he even has shorter feathers in his cap from the old ones dropping out and the new ones coming in :rofl:

 

Probably so few have made it this far that most people wouldn't really know if the moult or not.

 

Is that his first moult? I can see brighter yellow feathers in his cap so was wondering if he is changing to adult??? feather duster feathers???

 

What do you feed him now that obviously supports his feather growth so well? Is it the same as before or have you adapted his diet?

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May we please see more photos ? he has a fan club you know :rofl:

I was reading this thread last night! I was searching for something else and this saw this one. They are really cute. And its a fascinating and informative read Liv.

Wow, glad to hear how well he is doing :hug:

What is the oldest that a feather duster has lived? You might break a record!

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The oldest that i have heard of is 18 months... he has a bit of a way to break that one.

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