Molting is a normal physiological process in birds. It’s also a stressful one. Making specific dietary changes is one way to help your pet bird through the molting process. While molting, the bird’s energy requirement increases, so there is a need to increase their food by about 25% to meet their body’s need for extra energy. You can increase the amount of vegetables, cereals, and fresh fruit in the bird’s diet. Increase the bird’s protein intake by adding boiled egg yolks or insects. You can also ask your veterinarian about special molting food and tonics to give an additional boost to birds while they’re molting.

Molting birds require warmer environments especially when they molt during winter. Feathers loss makes them very vulnerable to even the faintest draft of air. Give molting birds enough time to rest by providing 8-12 hours of total darkness. This is an important requirement during molting.

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