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parakeetgirl
Bappie
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
Posts: 58
Location: USA |
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When birds (budgies in particular) molt do they lose their long tail feather or does that stay? it seems kind of big to lose...well im asking because Baby's long tail featheris bent  I think he crashed flying into something b4 he got clipped...yet another reason to clip  |
Friday February 3, 2006 1:40 am |
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Cheeta
Moderator
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
when birds molt, including budgies, over time they will eventually loose every feathers in their body... but of course it doesn't all happen at once!! Don't worry about the bent feather, it'll be molted out sooner or later.  |
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Friday February 3, 2006 4:26 am |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
Yep, don't worry. It's normal for them to lose even their big long feathers. Can you imagine a macaw? Did you ever notice how big their tail feathers are? About as long as your arm!!  I could only imagine seeing a dropped macaw feather, my heart would probably sink seeing it the first time  Like Cheeta said, dont worry about the bent one either. Is it kinda broken or just grown bent (not quite straight)? If it's broken, it'll fall off and not to worry. It's the broken blood feathers that can send you into a panic because they'll scream in pain then you'll have to pull the feather or take him to a vet to get it pulled. But it sounds like an old feather that no longer has the blood in it. He's fine  |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 3:25 am |
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