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    Default GCC wing feathers turning black

    Does anyone know why a GCC green wing feathers would be slowly turning black?
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    Tell me more. What mutation of GCC? Any photos?
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    She's an Instagram follower and has her account as private. I'll have to put it in a Flickr or shutterfly page and attach it.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    I looked at Zoey's flight feathering last night and his flights have black edging. Zoey is a Yellowside Green Cheek mutation and he's finally gotten all his adult feathering.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    For some reason, I can't download a print screen into Shutterfly so you can see.

    She has a regular green cheek conure and it's not just the tips of the wing feathers, it's the full feather that's turning black.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    Here's a few pics!

    Here's the link to Buttons IG account.

    https://www.instagram.com/_button_01/

    Click on each pic for a closer look.

    Oh, he's a yellow sided GCC.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    Buttons is a Yellowsided Green Cheek mutation just like my Zoey. The black edging on the wing feathers is normal coloration. What ISN'T normal are the black feathers/patches on the rest of the body.

    There could be a couple of reasons but first question. How old is Button? Feathers can take a beating if they are preened a lot of if they just get plain "old". Parrots usually molt twice/year to replace old feathers with new ones. My first inclination was stress bars but you are looking a full feathers so button may be preening and destroying the coating on the feathers that reflects light so the feathering appears to be black. I would probably make an appointment for Buttons with my avian vet to make sure there's no medical cause for what's happening.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    He just turned one and it started close to his birthday. She did take him to the vet and the vet said that he's healthy but to feed him more veggies.

    Do you think it could be a deficiency in any particular nutrient that's causing the discolouration?
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    Has he gone through a molt yet? Those feathers may molt out.
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    Default Re: GCC wing feathers turning black

    No major moult, just a few feathers here and there.
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