| Accidentally pulled out my budgie's tail feathers... - CLICK HERE for the Pet Manual Forum Home Page |
| Phil K. |
He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
Will he still be able to fly without them?
I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
me.
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| BLL-bird lover lady |
Phil,
I'm pretty sure they will grow back...they should. They grow back
after the bird has pulled them out-you just did by accident. I don't
think there is any need to worry since he isn't bleeding. That is a
good sign.
I have experience the same thing-accidently pulling a tail feather or
two out while trying to "catch" a bird.
As far as flying, I'm not sure he will fly the same until the feathers
come back.
I'm sure he will forget and forgive you for this. You really seem
concerned. Try to treat him special for a while.
Good luck and don't worry.
BLL
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| Rayzorblades |
"Phil K." <not@home.at.this.address.any.more> wrote in message
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> He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
> out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
>
> This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
> of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
> to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
> long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
>
> After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
> butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
> but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
> bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>
> Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
> Will he still be able to fly without them?
>
> I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
> me.
>
>
Should take about six weeks to grow back it's tail.
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| jmcquown |
Rayzorblades wrote:
> "Phil K." <not@home.at.this.address.any.more> wrote in message
> news:l3b7u0pr48ff3osoiqkf8rihhfd54me3dv@4ax.com...
>> He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
>> out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times
>> before.
>>
>> This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the
>> top of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I
>> managed to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me
>> holding five long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main
>> ones)... :(
>>
>> After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
>> butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
>> but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
>> bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>>
>> Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
>> Will he still be able to fly without them?
>>
>> I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
>> me.
>>
>>
> Should take about six weeks to grow back it's tail.
And I wouldn't expect him to fly the same without the tailfeathers to
balance him out.
Jill
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| Alex Clayton |
"Phil K." <not@home.at.this.address.any.more> wrote in message
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> He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
> out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
>
> This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
> of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
> to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
> long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
>
> After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
> butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
> but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
> bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>
> Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
> Will he still be able to fly without them?
>
> I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
> me.
He will be fine, this happens now and then. You should ALWAYS have some
quickstop around for things just like this though. My Macaw managed to break
a Tail feather once far up to where it bled. The Vet just Pulled it to make
sure it would not become a problem. They still grow back.
He should still be able to fly, but he will have some control problems,
but he should soon learn to deal with it till the new feathers come back.
--
If at first you don't succeed blame someone else and seek counseling.
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| Andee |
This is how the male cockatiel,
Volkswagen, got his name. He was
a wee one, still being hand fed, walking around on the floor, and I
stepped on his tail and he flew and the rest is history. No bleeding,
and the feather grew back in a few
weeks. I miss cockatiel babies!
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| matt weber |
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:53:38 +0000, Phil K.
<not@home.at.this.address.any.more> wrote:
>He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
>out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
>
>This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
>of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
>to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
>long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
>
>After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
>butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
>but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
>bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>
>Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
>Will he still be able to fly without them?
They will grow back, however flight without the tail feathers is going
to be interesting, especially the landings.
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| Zach Qualley |
"Phil K." <not@home.at.this.address.any.more> wrote in message
news:l3b7u0pr48ff3osoiqkf8rihhfd54me3dv@4ax.com...
> He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
> out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
>
> This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
> of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
> to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
> long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
>
> After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
> butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
> but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
> bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>
> Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots?
> Will he still be able to fly without them?
>
> I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
> me.
Yeah, birds lose feathers, they grow back. It's been going on for millions
of years. Not exactly rocket science.
ZQ
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| Zach Qualley |
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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> This is how the male cockatiel,
> Volkswagen, got his name. He was
> a wee one, still being hand fed, walking around on the floor, and I
> stepped on his tail and he flew and the rest is history. No bleeding,
> and the feather grew back in a few
> weeks. I miss cockatiel babies!
>
of course. Whenever I step on a birds tail and it takes off, I naturally
have the name "volkswagen" enter my mind because of the similarities.
?????????
ZQ
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| Laurie |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> And I wouldn't expect him to fly the same without the tailfeathers to
> balance him out.
>
> Jill
I dunno Jill, when Mel got his tail feathers pulled out by a vet tech (don't
ask, still pisses me off) he could fly pretty well, but usually landed with
a thump!
Laurie
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| Laurie |
ANDEE!!!!! How the hell are ya???
Laurie
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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> This is how the male cockatiel,
> Volkswagen, got his name. He was
> a wee one, still being hand fed, walking around on the floor, and I
> stepped on his tail and he flew and the rest is history. No bleeding,
> and the feather grew back in a few
> weeks. I miss cockatiel babies!
>
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| jmcquown |
Laurie wrote:
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:HlTEd.348$MP1.37@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
>> And I wouldn't expect him to fly the same without the tailfeathers to
>> balance him out.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> I dunno Jill, when Mel got his tail feathers pulled out by a vet tech
> (don't ask, still pisses me off) he could fly pretty well, but
> usually landed with a thump!
>
> Laurie
I guess that's what I meant; the tail is like a rudder :) Birdie poops on
that vet tech.
Jill
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| Andee |
Very insightful. I thought my idea was very unique and
comical, but I guess not.
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| Andee |
Are you the new Jynx?
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| Alex Clayton |
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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> Are you the new Jynx?
>
Who are you responding to Andee? Jynx is still very active, he regularly
changes his headers in a desperate attempt to get attention.
--
If at first you don't succeed blame someone else and seek counseling.
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| Zach Q |
"Alex Clayton" <alexx1400@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
> news:1105548664.344395.128240@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Are you the new Jynx?
>>
>
> Who are you responding to Andee?
What? haven't you learned to follow a thread yet after all these years?
> Jynx is still very active, he regularly changes his headers in a desperate
> attempt to get attention.
Not true. My e-mail address gets changed frequently on an irregular basis
for various reasons.
ZQ
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| Andee |
I was responding to ZQ and this post:
>of course. Whenever I step on a birds tail and it takes off, I
>naturally
>have the name "volkswagen" enter my mind because of the >similarities.
>?????????
I just deleted tons of other stuff - but the response sounded like
MJ. Last I heard it was Dave. Whoever, Mr. Jynx has provided
me with the kind of laughs that make me laugh, cough, spit and pee all
at the same time. Not many are capable of this.
I love you MJ!
Andee
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| Rayzorbladers |
"Zach Q" <JjYyNnXx@usenet.com> wrote in message
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> "Alex Clayton" <alexx1400@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
>> news:1105548664.344395.128240@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>> Are you the new Jynx?
>>>
>>
>> Who are you responding to Andee?
>
> What? haven't you learned to follow a thread yet after all these years?
>
>> Jynx is still very active, he regularly changes his headers in a
>> desperate attempt to get attention.
>
> Not true. My e-mail address gets changed frequently on an irregular basis
> for various reasons.
>
> ZQ
>
Depends what the voices in your head tell you who you are jynx.
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| Ick, Ick |
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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>I was responding to ZQ and this post:
>
> Mr. Jynx has provided me with the kind of laughs
> that make me laugh, cough, spit and pee all
> at the same time. Not many are capable of this.
> I love you MJ!
NOt a pretty sight, to be sure.
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| Zach Q |
"Rayzorbladers" <r.ayzorsers@not.net> wrote in message
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> "Zach Q" <JjYyNnXx@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:1105572802.115b5a108d9bc8b3cfc0c618b423d161@teranews...
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>> "Alex Clayton" <alexx1400@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:DxgFd.5692$Ii4.3993@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>> "Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:1105548664.344395.128240@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Are you the new Jynx?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Who are you responding to Andee?
>>
>> What? haven't you learned to follow a thread yet after all these years?
>>
>>> Jynx is still very active, he regularly changes his headers in a
>>> desperate attempt to get attention.
>>
>> Not true. My e-mail address gets changed frequently on an irregular
>> basis for various reasons.
>>
>> ZQ
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> Depends what the voices in your head tell you who you are jynx.
>
like I said - for various reasons
ZQ
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| Deputy Dog |
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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Last I heard it was Dave.
>
> Andee
Sorry Andee, MJ Taint me. I was the one who knew who he was posting as after
he faked his death. He was posting as "Mick". He now goes as Zach Qually or
some such.
Dave
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| Alex Clayton |
"Andee" <Athibode@salud.unm.edu> wrote in message
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>I was responding to ZQ and this post:
>
>>of course. Whenever I step on a birds tail and it takes off, I
>>naturally
>>have the name "volkswagen" enter my mind because of the >similarities.
>>?????????
> I just deleted tons of other stuff - but the response sounded like
> MJ. Last I heard it was Dave. Whoever, Mr. Jynx has provided
> me with the kind of laughs that make me laugh, cough, spit and pee all
> at the same time. Not many are capable of this.
> I love you MJ!
>
> Andee
>
Yah, that's one of his. I, and probably a lot of us, just keep adding him to
the bozo bin, so he keeps making up new headers in a desperate attempt to
get attention. Guess Mom and Dad ignored him when he was growing up? <VBG>
Years ago the guy was funny as hell. The exchanges between him and Dan
used to have me in stitches, but he long ago went off the deep end <shrug>.
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| Andee |
I was thinking Mick, not Dave. At one time the group had him figured
out, or so I thought. I was quite sad when I thought he had bought the
farm.
Lovely Laurie, I no longer have your email addy. Please email me here
or at AnnBirdMom0917@aol.
Cheers -
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