help, my parrot feather was bleeding!?

It was probably a blood feather. Birds moult and when they get new feathers the feathers have a blood supply. You may have stopped the bleeding for now but if he crashes his feather into something, it can start all over again and he can bleed to death. The best thing to do is pull the feather out (it will hurt) and apply pressure. Don't worry about the feather not growing back because the moulting process will start all over again and it will come back.

Way to go for your Cockatoo! He simply pulled a blood feather out. On a healthy bird, the bleeding would have stopped on its own in a minute or two.

When a feather grows, it has a small supply of blood flowing to it. When a feather breaks prematurely, this blood supply could still be flowing and bleeding starts.

Other times, it could be an older feather that has a small amount of blood caught within it still after it's grown. When these break off, the blood drains for a few seconds but doesn't actually flow.

If your bird had not pulled the feather out himself, you could have grabbed a set of tweezers and pulled the broken feather out by the base to stop the bleeding faster... even though it might "pinch" him a bit.

Whaza W,

He most likely pulled a Blood Feather. The Blood Feather could actually cause your bird to bleed to death. Good job stopping the bleeding, but there is another challenge. You should take it to the Avian Vet as soon as possible. It may become infected, or it might accidentally bump into something and the bleeding start all over again.

It sounds like he has broken a blood feather. in case you won't be able to get him to a qualified Avian or unique Animal Vet precise away, there is a few thing which you're able to do. First, you will be able to desire to maintain him calm. while he's lively, the blood will flow. you are able to %. the feather with the two relatively baking flour or baking soda. this might plug the shaft (or straw) and the bleeding will end. The feather it is sticking up and cozy is in all probability a blood feather too. attempt to no longer touch that feather, yet while it would injury, which you will be finished of baking flour or baking soda. returned, attempt to maintain the chook as calm as conceivable for an afternoon. solid good fortune!

He should be fine. My c0ckatiel's wing bled twice, we put corn starch, our vet called it a Blo0d Feather. A blo0d feather is just a feather that your bird pulls off and it starts bleeding. Oh and make sure he doesn't pick at it (it's not poisonous) cause it might start bleeding again. Also, don't try to clean off the dry blo0d because you might wash off the powder.

P.S. Just in case it get's infected take him to the vet (just to be safe).

G' Luck

True Horselover

beause there was blood on the feather this could mean your parrot was bleeding. probably from the skin, possibly a simple flesh wound, perhaps much more serious.

I have cockatiel and the same thing happened today it bleeding stopped on its own so hopefully she will b fine.

PS my cockatiels called peaches

he could be starting to feather pluck, which is a sad problem, so make sure he is well nourished, or play with him more often

He will be fine, he just pulled it before it was ready to come out. don't worry.

I would take him to the vet just to be safe.