Blood feather

[DavidH]

Something frightened Shanti tonight and he somehow fell. After the scare, I found a very long feather with a little blood in the end of it. He wasn't bleeding at all. First time I've ever seen this though. Anything to worry about?

[she]

As long as shanti is not bleeding I am sure all will be fine.

[danmcq]

Hi David,

 

Sheila is right, if no bleeding has continued, Shanti will be fine.

 

How is He this morning?

[Char]

I found the same thing in Whisper's cage the other day. It has obviously clotted on it's own so nothing to worry about.

[Luvparrots]

How is Shanti now David?

[DavidH]

He is fine. Normal. He's molting. Actually, this morning he was EAGER to get his spray bath. That's a first! He spread his wings, loved it and then went for a long head dunk in his water bowl. I figure he's itchy (?)

 

But otherwise, active, talkative, eating, etc. No blood in the cage or floor.

 

Thanks for all your help!

[DavidH]

P.S. It was just a couple of drops of blood inside the shaft of the feather. It was liquid though, and had not clotted yet when I found the feather. Also, it was an especially long (dark grey) feather, so definitely not a newbie coming in.