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Helping Silkies See

By Alan Stanford, Ph.D.
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Hold the bird at your eye level. If you can see the birds eyes, all is well. If not, plucking or trimming is necessary for the bird to thrive or just survive. If you don't want to show, trim. Trimmed feathers don't grow back until they are molted. If you will show the bird, pluck the feathers.




Remove All Feathers in the Dark Area

Plucking feathers so show birds can see.
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