Is Archie ok??

[xSarahx]

I come down stairs this morning to see this on Archie,is this something i need to take him to the vets for do you think or what??,he is flying ok and being his normal self but this morning i was very worried,i did try doing this post then but i couldnt get the pictures to work on my laptop,anyway,the blood has gone now so what do you think??i have put a picture of his perch up as that is the only different thing in hes cage , no feathers, he does have red grapes in hes fruit bowl

 

 

 

 

Top of wing

 

 

 

Sorry they are abit blurry i had to be quick cas he kept trying to eat my phone

[pikachu]

What's on the perch looks like from a grape in the picture.

[TWIX]

If this is blood then you can check him your self as injuries will show right? I hope it's just the grapes and nothing more.

[judygram]

In my opinion it looks like some grape stain is on his feathers, how it got there well maybe he was eating one and he turned to tend to a itch or it was flung there but if he is eating and playing like his normal self then I doubt it is blood from an injury but do keep a sharp eye for a while. I personally would not be feeding too many grapes for they are full of sugar and not much else, there are far more healthy foods he could be eating, a grape is fine for a treat now and then but not a regular part of their diet.

[danmcq]

I agree with others, it looks like grape residue.

[Talon]

Yes, it's looks like grapes juice, my birds love them, and sometimes their cages look like that, plus their one foot will e stained red like blood.

[xSarahx]

Thank you everyone , i panicked this morning,

 

he has been hes normal self all day,i did check it over but i couldnt see anything so mayby it is just residue from the grapes,but i will keep my eyes peeled,i thought they could have as many a day as they liked so i always leave about 8 in his bowl over night,i wont be doing that now!

[Ray P]

The shepherd always looks after its flock. Your doing a greyt job.

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

Your baby is just fine! We all freak out one time or another! My kids calling me at work... " blood everywhere!" It was raspberries. Your babies feathers are comfortable. Don't change anything. nancy

[UndeadMisfit]

Lol feed them green grapes and you won't have that problem

[Ronald Byrd]

I don't feed Papito anything red or purple because I end up in the same position as you are right now. Someone else said in another post that the kids called freaking out after their grey was eating raspberries. Avoid the hassle IMO.

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

Hey all! Don't stray from feeding your birds red grapes, red raspberries. We all learn! I could get a call from kids that birds looked " blue", meaning they weren't getting enough oxygen. Geez... they just were eating blueberries! Always look at your bird, see a difference in their breathing and mentation. My kids learned, and they were young. They learned quick! We are all capable of learning. Nancy

[Talon]

I agree with Nancy. As long as you are aware of the consequences, there is no reason not to allow them those yummy treats. Wait until you see what happens if you feed them too much watermelon...

[Ray P]

Boy, The watermelon caper, Thats an experience !!

[xSarahx]

Iam intrigued as to what happens with watermelon as Archie wont touch it ...

 

 

I didnt realise they could stain their selves , it was the first time i had seen anything red on him so just assumed it was blood,now i no if i feed red not to panic straight away,but no dought i will find something else to panic about lol

[Doug]

I got worried the first day or two after I brought Ellie home. I had put a hibiscus flower in her cage to tear up. A pink flower that looks bright red when crushed. She had bits on her face and I didn't make the connection at first...

 

Kinda hard to see in the small picture, but:

 

Peeking out the door... by shyzaboy, on Flickr

[xSarahx]

Oh yea i see what you mean,that would of caused me to panic