AlienGirl
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Fri Nov-26-04 07:12 AM
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Ugh, I had to pull a broken bloodfeather! |
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Well, Xen did the actual pulling. But I had to towel Gideon and hold him for it, and I think he blames me now. :-(
Anyone else have to deal with something like that?
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buckettgirl
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:13 PM
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1. I've done it before... |
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This past spring, we went out of town for a day trip. At the time, I only had 2 cockatiels in 2 separate cages. We we got home in the evening, there was blood all over the wall and in General's cage. I looked him over, but couldn't find any bleeding, so I thought it was all good. Then later we was running around outside the cage, and I saw blood dripping again, this time I was able to find the blood feather. The bad thing is, there aren't any avian vets where I live, so had we not known what to do, General might have died. My husband held General in a towel with his wing outstretched, and I pulled the blood feather. It didn't seem to hurt him, he was more pissed off about being held in a towel than anything. Didn't have any problems afterward and he has been fine since - never saw a vet. I do know that if blood feathers are broken, they must be pulled or the bird will bleed to death... It sucks to pull those, I hope I don't ever have to do it again...
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fudge stripe cookays
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Thu Dec-02-04 11:30 AM
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2. Just curious....never having owned a bird... |
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What is a blood feather? It sounds awful!
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AlienGirl
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Fri Dec-03-04 12:07 AM
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3. Blood feathers are immature feathers |
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The blood supply is still inside these feathers (also called pin-feathers) and when they are broken, they can bleed copiously--like an open straw straight out of a bird's body.
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