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[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

How long does molting for large birds usually last?

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[wolf-prince.livejournal.com]

You mean he's stil- Hm...

Is he doing well though?

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

He seems to be doing fine, but internally... I'm not sure.

[wolf-prince.livejournal.com]

... He did say he molted once before. Perhaps this is something like a cycle? Though this wouldn't be the time for the animals to change their coats...

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

One would think so, but he's almost shed enough to stuff an entire mattress.

[wolf-prince.livejournal.com]

[stunned pause] And he's still molting? You wouldn't be mentioning this if he wasn't [grasping for ideas asd;fjas] Perhaps he needs to preen?

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

P--Preening?

...

I'll ask him.

[wolf-prince.livejournal.com]

Preening. It's worth a try.

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

Yes it is. Thank you.

[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

I-I've been taking care of them! Preening's got nothing to do with it!!

[wolf-prince.livejournal.com]

Then when did you start molting?

[blazeofblue.livejournal.com]

You know... I think I should be able to answer this because we probably have some birds big enough back home but I'm lost.

... Then again, how big's the bird?

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

About the size of a regular teenager.

[blazeofblue.livejournal.com]

[where Sonic goes 'wtf?' at the journal]

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

He's an actual angel, but I figured that more would know about birds than angels.

[blazeofblue.livejournal.com]

Oh... Uh... Hm...

No clue, could they even be considered the same thing?

[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

Biologically no. When it comes to their wings, it should be very similar.

[blazeofblue.livejournal.com]

Eeeeh, definitely have no idea what to do about it. Sorry.

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[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

[this is the sound of Pit trying to pick up his feathers off EVERYTHING D:]

A-ah...

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[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

[this is the sound of Meta picking feathers out of Pit's hair D:]

Why are you molting so much anyway?

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[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

[eep!] Oh, y-you don't have to-- ...

I'm.. I'm not sure!

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[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

I mean! I don't feel sick, or anything, but... um... [ducks out of the way to keep cleaning up D: ]

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[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

Pit. Do angels molt for the same reasons birds do?

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[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

Yes, though it tends to happen more rarely. ...this has only happened to me once before, the rest I've heard from others.. so I don't know too much. There's probably... probably other reasons...

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[metaknightly.livejournal.com]

What was the reason before?

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[dafiteison.livejournal.com]

Before was after my training when my feathers needed replacing.