grey in pain!!!

[Teka]

Hello, it looks like my grey broke or twisted a new flight feather and it really hurts when she moves her wing or if I try to touch it!

 

Should I try to cut most of the feather off?

 

It seems to be damaged close to the root because I cannot see anything but a twisted feather.

 

No vets within 6 hrs so I'm hoping I can help or someone has had a similar experience.

[Kaedyn]

If it's bleeding, you'll likely need to pull it, especially if it hasn't stopped on it's own. If it's just a mature feather which has broken, I'd leave it be. Your grey will eventually take care of it.

 

I don't have a great 'pulling a blood feather' tutorial on hand, but managed to find this with a quick search on Google. Maybe someone here will know of one with better illustrations.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Pull-a-Blood-Feather

[Kaedyn]

In case you are dealing with a blood feather, here is a video which might help. As I said, if it's not a blood feather, just leave it be. Pulling it would be VERY painful for your grey and could damage the folicle.

 

http://www.monkeysee.com/play/2035-bird-care-how-to-pull-a-blood-feather

[danmcq]

Kaedyn is spot on.

 

If it is not bleeding, your Grey will deal with it just fine. I would suspect it is more bothersome, than painful. They cannot stand an unruly feather.

[judygram]

Thanks Jim for posting that video to help with removal of a blood feather, I will add it to my favorites in case I ever need it and you never know when you are going to need it, karma coming your way Jim. B)

[Lanibird]

Teka, hope your baby is OK....wow, lots of amazing responses from really knowledgeable folks. The people here are amazing.

[Teka]

Thanks to all, Teka took care of the feather herself! I don't think it was a blood feather but I did see some dried blood where the feather broke.

It's amazing how they know what to do.

Glad its over, I feel so bad when things like this happen.