21/2 Month old cockatiel molting ?

[my9pets]

Hi,

I just got 2 new cockatiels, and I noticed that the WF lutino hatched 2/26/06 is molting and had a slightly elongated beak. When I asked the breeder about this, she said that it had been sufddely hot at their home ( Northern Virginia) and the babies were molting as a result. The other baby isn't molting. The one with the longer beak is. They are well adjusted, happy, and eating fine.

I didn't think that cockatiels molted until after 6 months, though. Has anyone heard differently? What about the beak? The breeder said to keep an eye on it, but said it was fine. It just looked different that my other cockatiels that I already have and the other baby that came with this one.

Any ideas?

[FeatherLover]

Have you had the birds checked out by an avian vet?

[my9pets]

Not yet. They were just shipped in yesterday. I am going to next week.

[bekfreak]

I hope you're not keeping these new tiels in with your others. I hope it's not beak and feather (tiels can get this too), and no tiels don't go through the BIG molt till they're six months.