Broken flight feather?

[AbbysDaddy]

Abby has a broken flight feather ... not quite sure how it happened cause she has gotten very well at flying around the apt. better at landing on things too, but any how she still has one. I am sure they break hear and there but my question is should I help her with getting it off ... can it fix its self and "re-straighten"? It is pretty high up close to her follicle. I have some pics taken ... she grabs it with her foot when shes on her play stand and then it looks like she is chewing on the top of it to break it off .... she still can fly but Im sure is bothersome. What ever should I do?

[danmcq]

Abby will take care of that feather. Birds are the feather experts. :-)

 

The only time this would not apply, is it were a blood feather bleeding.

[AbbysDaddy]

OK the newbe of me coming out .... A) What feathers are blood feathers? B Is it blood to the tip or are they like dog nails and only blood so far up?

[Dave007]

<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/01/01 23:33

[AbbysDaddy]

Dave007 wrote:

<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/01/01 23:33

humm nothing in this post lol?

[danmcq]

If it was still an active "Blood Feather" it would have started bleeding the minute it was broken. He is "Ok".

 

A blood feather looks like this. You can see the blood in it:

 

[Xtreme575]

Hi there, rest assured, between Dan and Dave (something must have happened to Dave's post) you will be getting excellent advice. When either address my concerns, along with others, I sit up and listen!! As hard as it is, I'd listen to Dave and let the bird deal with it's feather.

[AbbysDaddy]

I will trust your advice and thanks for the pic it was excellent to see something visual advice ... thanks to all who posted on this topic.

[jessdecutie18]

Thanks Dan for that pic! A visual idea is nice!

 

Yoshi actually snapped her first tail feather two days ago and it has been hanging out of place... but she doesn't seem bothered at all with it so I guess it'll come out eventually... she does look a little more 'tatty' now though because of that obvious misfit feather

[Acappella]

It's natural to worry, especially when you're a new parront:) Dorian bent a feather badly while playing, and later broke it about 3/4 up the shaft. The rest stayed in for about a week and then I found it at the bottom of the cage. Abby will take care of it while preening.

 

FYI, if she does ever break a blood feather you should have something at hand to stop the bleeding. Do a search here for a birdy first aid kit. It's always better to be prepared.

[Luvparrots]

Ana Grey has an old tail feather just ready to come out!!!! It is so hard to just leave it alone!!!! It looks so out of place and I like things to be neat!!!