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| | From: MzMarz (Original Message) | Sent: 10/19/2004 8:43 PM |
Any idea where to start with this one? I have a 6 yr old female handfed tiel...she's never learned to fly (I've always kept her wings clipped) but now that my two other tiels can fly, I figure she should have the chance, too (don't worry...no other pets in my house, no open windows, no ceiling fans, nothing to burn tootsies on, no open toilet seats, etc.). Question is: one of her wings has grown out BEAUTIFULLY, the other seems *stunted* for lack of a better term. She can't seem to get it groomed well enough for it to grow out. Lots of bloodfeathers, seems like she's got a lot of feathers that break off before they can completely grow out of the wax sheath. I'm wondering if it's a case of *possibly* ingrown feathers? Like I said, she's from a breeder, paid good money for a GOOD bird...her feather quality (denseness, color, etc.) and temprament are so much better than my other 2 petstore birds, so I am ruling out "bad genes"...advice or other discussions that may apply? She's constantly JUMPING (cause she sees the other 2 flying around) and usually has a hard landing... Wondering what I can do to help her grow the wing out... |
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To me, this sounds like an injury to her feather follicles on the "bad" wing. Doesn't make sense that one wing grows beautifully and the other doesn't, except for that, especially since feather molt usually happens on each side of the body at pretty much the same time. Maybe a vet could test a feather and see why this happens. Do you yourself clip her, or could someone have clipped her too closely and injured her? Annie |
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Do you ever gently pinch the tips to release the keratin coating at the ends of the feathers? I used to do that occasionally on wing and body feathers if one looked like it was stuck. Especially on the tops of their heads, mine will sometimes seem stuck. Probably would finally release but they seem to like the little pinches. A vet could pull one of the encased pinfeathers and see if the shaft looks normal where it is inside the follicle. Annie |
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| | From: Deede | Sent: 5/18/2007 3:59 AM |
Sounds to me like she might also be biting her feathers off. Dianne |
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| | From: MzMarz | Sent: 11/19/2007 7:04 PM |
strange to see this message I posted so long ago pop up...this bird, Lyla, passed over the rainbow in January of 2006. The more I think about her bad wing, the more it leads me to think she had cancer or something. definitely think something was wrong with her & the other two birds knew it. |
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A lot of times it is due to injuries and the cysts (ingrown feathers) is probably trauma to the follicle (the base of the feather) Over preening begins and irritates it even further... Disease plays a big part in the lack of feather growth and since birds hide their ailments so well usually it's progressed to a point of help being limited to save the birds life.
What I did see a lot of was people using scissors that weren't sharp enough to cut feathers and instead would clamp the end preventing future normal growth.... |
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