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The moult of young and perennial canary birds - Part 6
Moulting is a crucial moment in a bird's life. As a breeder you must be extra alert to this and ensure that the birds get everything they need to go through this process properly. After an energy-intensive breeding period, the birds immediately molt — so it is important to know that young and older birds differ from each other in this respect.
A - Young birds only completely molt their down feathers, but not the flight and wing feathers.

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