Comments | parrot_lovers: Yikes!

mynewbabytiel in parrot_lovers

Yikes!

Apr 13, 2011 21:25

Hi again,

So Lulu just did that flock call thing in her cage and I didn't pay attention until she was flapping her wings back and forth and then a feather fell. It had blood on the end of it but the blood wasn't outside the feather just i can see the end is red but shes not bleeding or anything. She might have picked it out after it was out of ( Read more... )

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laurens_a_dork April 14 2011, 02:19:41 UTC

I'll never forget the first time my cockatiel Morgan lost a blood feather.

The most important thing is to not freak out. Just because there's blood doesn't mean it's an emergency. You'll learn which kind of feathers are broken blood feathers that need immediate attention, and which ones are non-life threatening.

Here's a link to a website I use a lot for cockatiel resources. I'm linking directly to the blood feather section, but it has a lot of great info: http://www.cockatielcottage.net/feathers.html

mynewbabytiel April 14 2011, 02:30:37 UTC

Ah, yes. Cockatiel cottage. Awesome website great source. Thx! Shes not bleeding or anything. I cheked everywhere. The feather was opaque and the very tip was darker with Blood on the inside. It really did freak me out.

I didnt know why she started to flap like a lunatic in the first place.?

der_verlorene April 14 2011, 03:51:21 UTC

niravive April 15 2011, 20:24:50 UTC

It sounds like Lulu just got really excited while flapping and may not be 100% certain where her wings end and misjudged in her sheer excitedness.

mynewbabytiel April 15 2011, 23:09:43 UTC

That's what I think - because then she flock calls and chirps a bit.

Last night we had a breakthrough. I left the cage open as usual. Out of nowhere when I least expect it, I saw this little body flutter across the room. Her wings are clipped so she didn't get very far, but landed on the kitchen floor. She was so super cute with her little body walking. Then I picked her up and was walking with her and she saw her cage and flew back in! I was so upset. But, it's progress and that makes me happy.

Before that, I had my hand in the cage for like 15 minutes. I slowly moved it closer to her but she nipped my fingers and hissed a bit. How do you all feel about that?
Should I let her nip, or move away when she does? I don't want her thinking she is boss.

I just fear that she will be cage bound and I don't want that.

niravive April 16 2011, 06:34:03 UTC

Honestly, I had Perse for two years and she was a good bird. She had strong opinions on what she wanted, and what she wanted was the cage. It took her 8 months with me to feel comfortable enough to crawl out of a wide open cage door to sit on top of the cage. Even then, at the first sign of motion on my part, she went back inside. The cage is where she was comfortable ( ... )