Colouring my Chocobo...what am I doing wrong?

[Felis]

Me! This just happened to me. Got on this morning to check most recent dye job but not a damn change.
I was at Honey Yellow (ew gross in my opinion!)

I began with pears and after 31 I thought hmmm this is odd not one message. I finished off the remaining pears I had(40~) despite the feeling I was throwing gil away. No growing feathers and no plummage will change message either.
Is it possible with the 2002 & 90000 errors that occurred lastnight somehow things messed up? Logged in and didn't receive CS either. What gives?

It could be that Honey Yellow have a Pears cap, because more green could be make the color more yellow and Honey Yellow have the highest yellow available currently.

Stuck at Apple Green. I have given it 5 of each lightening food 3 times now and nothing, still apple green. The amount of money im pissing away is getting annoying.

How many "new feathers are growing" messages got you?
Also it is the best to feed only 1 or 2 type of fruits each time or it can be like 3 step foreward and 3 step backward.