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Denise,
I
wonder about whether that is the issue. Maintaining birds, especially those that
don't eat something easy to supply like seeds, can be difficult. However, if it
is otherwise OK I can't think of a good reason to keep it until its tail feathers grow back. Yes lack
of tail feathers can be
a small disadvantage but wild birds can function like that. I wonder are
its chances really better to be retained for so long, than being released. I
suspect animal carers sometimes wish to try too hard.
To be
honest I don't know if a bird, having lost feathers at an inappropriate time
will grow new ones quickly (how would that be controlled?) or do they need to
wait until the normal time of year that it would typically be moulting. If the
latter, my guess is that would be more than 6 months. Does someone else know
that? Bird moulting is not a random process, normally time regulated and
with a specific sequence at which feathers are replaced.
Philip
Thank you everyone.
Now the delicate job of looking after it until it’s tail feathers grow
back.
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