Nychsa Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Greetings everyone, I don't know how best to ask this - maybe I should just take a picture and post it - but I'll try to explain it first: Bella has a tail feather that seems jacked up. It's twisted in an odd direction and won't align with the other feathers. I tried to get a better look at it, but she won't let me get a good look at it. I think she may have done something to her tail feather while she was horsing around with her toys on her play top and was climbing around all over. I'm wondering if there's something wrong with this feather now, and needs to be removed? Thanks! Terri :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaM Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 How long has it been that way? Mine periodically get a feather that goes haywire and they usually fix it within 10-15 minutes (I don't know why they wait...I'm sure it's to get some sympathy from me in the form of "oh, poor baby. did you do something to your feathers?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'll just bet it has resolved itself by now, Josey does the same thing and it takes her a bit to finally get it back in alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMustee Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Like Lisa and Judy said feathers can get ruffled from time to time...Elmo always takes forever to fix a feather. It could also be a damaged feather. Tail feathers can get "kinked/broken". Normally the feather will look bent and after a few days it will break off completly at the kink. Without a pic it's hard to tell which is going on with your grey's feather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunty1976 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 hi every one...please help my Ash out of this problem. My grey named Ash is 5 months old.every thing was going fine ,but since for the last 15 days or so Ash has been plucking his feathers very badly.He has plucked his grey feathers from one side very badly ,like they are looking very ugly,more over he has also plucked 60 percent of his red feathers as well and he has not give up yet and often he tries to pluck his feathers. I am very worried ,please help me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Has anything changed in his life in the last 2 weeks for something is causing him to pluck at such a young age? Has he been checked out by an avian vet? I would do that as soon as possible to rule out a physical problem. Why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little about you and Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nychsa Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hi there everyone! Well, Bella's tail is still jacked up. My bets are that it's knicked. If I try to have a look at it, she squaks at me and jumps away, so my guess is it is going to break off. Thanks! Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Terri, mine often get damaged tail feathers as they do play rough ! id personally leave it be for a while & see if it comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMustee Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yeah, if it's still jacked it's broken. It'll snap the rest of the way off in time. Baby birds always seem to break their tail feathers so I wouldn't sweat it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nychsa Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 I swear she's a little tom-boy! That darn feather is still jacked! And now she's taken to following me everywhere and when she catches up she wants to horse around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 :laugh: Bella's a tomboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nychsa Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 lovemyGreys wrote: :laugh: Bella's a tomboy :laugh: She is! But a gentle one - she sits on my shoulder and "attacks" my ear - must look fierce because everyone cringes, but she hardly touches my skin, and then she wrestles with my fingers and does the same thing - she hardly touches me with her beak. So, a sweet and gentle tomboy LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 LOL Terri - I can just imagine the antics she displays. :-) Dayo had a jacked up tail feather for an entire day too. I guess he fixed it when he had the time to get around to it. With his busy schedule and all.... B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I'm surprised he had the time Dan, that Dayo is a busy boy.......:laugh: A sweet and gentle tomboy, what a combination Terri:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nychsa Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 LOL Dan! You mean Jake isn't keeping Dayo's schedule??? Geezum, can't rely on any of these conures any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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