(1/2) Thank you for answering my question! ^^ I have this character who's hair is kinda half made up of feathers. (that is the weird part, lol.) Can a bird loose it's feathers when it's like stressed or in a stressful environment? And does a feather eventually loose its shimmer and look more dull if it's been molted/lost? I feel like the latter is right, and I could be very bad at using google lol but I couldn't find anything on these particular things lol.
AnonymousThat sounds really neat! I’ve been meaning to make a character like that.
Yes, birds can lose feathers when stressed out. They are very emotional little critters. Sometimes they will rip their feathers out if stressed out as well.
Feathers that have been shed aren’t maintained so I would imagine they would start to look more dull.
Honestly I’m not entirely sure how that would all work, I can’t say I have much experience with it.
