Sally is definitely molting, poor thing. I tried to take a couple of pictues, but they didn't come out. Somehow, the camera knows when the birds aren't at their best, and won't focus. Or so it seems.

Sally gets a little spooked by the camera — after all, I open the door to take pictures of the Finsters. So I probably won't try to take any more photos of her until she's through molting. The bad news is that molting puts a strain on the metabolic system. The good news is that birds usually won't start the molt if they're already feeling ill. So despite looking ruffled from the molt, and sleeping a bit more than usual, Sally will probably be fine as long as I don't add to the the stress. This means, no more pictures, and giving all the finches an enriched diet.

Of course, Sally doesn't eat much except seeds and lettuce. So while egg food would be very good for her, instead I'll give everybody soaked seeds every day (usually it's every other day). I know she eats them, they have more nutritional value than dry seeds, plus I can add vitamins every day.