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Here are some before and after pictures of my badly plucked young zebra hen.

The first group includes pics of when I first got the zebras home on January 29 and then on February 1 after she'd been away from the pluckers for a few days.

The second group is composed of 3 angles (as best I could get, she wasn't in a posing mood) taken today, February 12.

I've very pleased to see so much improvement so quickly.

Linda, great job!!!! Congrats

Very nice!

What a great improvement...looks like silver Isabelas!!

Thanks everyone.

The poor thing was all alone in a small cage until today when I was finally able to get her into a flight cage. I removed the fledging from mom and other sister's cage and put it in with her. So far, so good. Now I can't wait for the youngest one to get it's feathers back.

WOW, it was BADLY plucked.
She looks good now

Let her rest for a while before you set her up to mate. Loosing all those feathers and growing them back took a lot out of her.

ac12 wrote:WOW, it was BADLY plucked.
She looks good now

Let her rest for a while before you set her up to mate. Loosing all those feathers and growing them back took a lot out of her.

Not to worry! She's still awfully young, but even so, I have no plans in the near future (if ever) on getting a mate for her.

So cute. I'm glad they're doing better.

Thank you, Angie.

What an incredible improvement! I am SO glad you rescued them!

I am so glad you took those zebras! Goes to show you what a little TLC and eggfood can do for a poor finch. If people would just make the effort. You've done a great job!

finchmix22 wrote:I am so glad you took those zebras! Goes to show you what a little TLC and eggfood can do for a poor finch. If people would just make the effort. You've done a great job!

Thank you, Deborah. It was nice to have your guideness with the quarantee meds and such, which I'm sure helped with the speedy recovery.

Wow, great improvement, good hope giver. Thanks for sharing!