upatsix.com - Your Source For Pet Bird Information

Hello Everyone!
It's been a long time since I have posted.
My 13 year old CAG, Echo, just finished molting and one of his flight feathers came in red. Does anyone know why this would happen?
Tonya

Any chance Echo is a recovered plucker? Sometimes greys' feathers that were plucked repeatedly will grow back red. I've read that chicks whose first feathers have red in places that aren't normal have been associated with having PBFD, although not all have the disease. Enjoy Echo's pretty red feather, and take pictures of it now, because it probably won't be there very long.

I have had Echo since he was 3 and he has never picked a feather. My other CAG, Allie, is another story but hers aren't red, they just aren't there!!
I'll see if I can take a picture
Thank You
Tonya

Neither the first nor last time I've guessed wrong