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Blue didn't have to learn how to groom feathers growing up, but maybe there's enough instinct related to it buried in her DNA that it doesn't take long for her and Skye to get the hang of it. Maintaining their plumage would have been a frequent and important part of their Mesozoic ancestors' routine, after all.

Skye's feathering is still baby down at this point, mostly to be left alone, with gentle combing and arranging being more practice for the eventual contour feathers than necessary yet. Once she starts getting those, she can probably get most of her pin feather sheaths (the protective structure around a developing contour feather) cleared away herself when they're ready to unfurl (and until they are they shouldn't be fiddled with too much anyway), but she could use someone opening for her the ones she can't reach. That part of feather maintenance they have both probably had a bit of practice with already, since one member of the family at least has quills, if nothing including the more complex barbs and barbules.

Drawn in FireAlpaca.

Patreon/sketchblog - organized index of my JP/W fanart and other dinosaur art - blog for things such as raptor thoughts

Please don't repost my art without my permission.

Description
Blue didn't have to learn how to groom feathers growing up, but maybe there's enough instinct related to it buried in her DNA that it doesn't take long for her and Skye to get the hang of it. Maintaining their plumage would have been a frequent and important part of their Mesozoic ancestors' routine, after all.

Skye's feathering is still baby down at this point, mostly to be left alone, with gentle combing and arranging being more practice for the eventual contour feathers than necessary yet. Once she starts getting those, she can probably get most of her pin feather sheaths (the protective structure around a developing contour feather) cleared away herself when they're ready to unfurl (and until they are they shouldn't be fiddled with too much anyway), but she could use someone opening for her the ones she can't reach. That part of feather maintenance they have both probably had a bit of practice with already, since one member of the family at least has quills, if nothing including the more complex barbs and barbules.

Drawn in FireAlpaca.

Patreon/sketchblog - organized index of my JP/W fanart and other dinosaur art - blog for things such as raptor thoughts

Please don't repost my art without my permission.