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Post by samwiseg on Jul 6, 2019 8:31:04 GMT
Was cooking dinner last night and came in to half cover the birds before they settled down for bed time and found blood in the cage everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE! Poor Murph (my biggest bird) had a blood feather, and to add insult to injury it was one of his big tail feathers! Poor boy, I have had blood feathers before in birds but not to this extent. I am just s glad I caught it when I did! Here is the offending article: Luckily the cornflour and cotton pads were on hand to staunch it
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 6, 2019 8:54:35 GMT
Poor Murph, glad he's okay.
This happened once, with Sky, it was a primary flight (wing) feather. I stopped the bleeding with ordinary flour!
I couldn't believe the amount of blood, I was so worried that I brought him into the bedroom overnight in a small cage.
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 6, 2019 9:14:43 GMT
Scary. I'm glad it was all okay in the end.
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Post by criswell on Jul 6, 2019 9:31:53 GMT
Poor Murph. How is he feeling today?
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Post by Jane on Jul 6, 2019 10:16:49 GMT
Luckily I’ve never encountered this (so far). What causes it?
I hope Murph is ok.
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Post by suesbird on Jul 6, 2019 10:28:57 GMT
Phew Samwiseg glad all ok
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 6, 2019 11:46:08 GMT
Luckily I’ve never encountered this (so far). What causes it? I hope Murph is ok. Sometimes they might have a small fall and land awkwardly. Or the feather might just come out before it's ready to, for an unknown reason.
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Post by jellybean on Jul 6, 2019 12:43:39 GMT
What a fright samwiseg. Glad Murp is ok. These birdies don't half put the blood pressure up.
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Post by ladybird on Jul 6, 2019 15:38:52 GMT
Can you explain what you do with the cornflour please......
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Post by helenmat on Jul 6, 2019 18:09:10 GMT
Well done on being there and getting to it quick. I am pretty convinced this is what happened to my poor Ernie. Bless his heart.
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Post by helenmat on Jul 6, 2019 18:11:13 GMT
Can you explain what you do with the cornflour please...... You use it as a coagulant it hopefully stops the bleeding.
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Post by ladybird on Jul 6, 2019 19:25:19 GMT
Thank you
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Post by Hezz on Jul 7, 2019 0:14:41 GMT
Black pepper or cayenne pepper can also be used, and are actually considered to be better at stopping the bleeding. Cayenne pepper will also relieve any pain that might be associated with the bump/feather being broken.
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Post by Hezz on Jul 7, 2019 0:20:10 GMT
Luckily I’ve never encountered this (so far). What causes it? I hope Murph is ok. All new feathers have a blood supply for a short time after they are fully formed, then the blood retracts back down the shaft - blood feathers are a normal part of the bird replacing moulted feathers, but while the feather still has an active blood supply, it can bleed terribly if the feather is broken or damaged enough for that blood in the quill to escape. It can cause the bird to bleed out, as poor helenmat experienced with dear little Ernie. Glad Murph is okay, samwiseg.
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Post by samwiseg on Jul 7, 2019 9:27:10 GMT
Thank you all for your kind words and asking about him, he is fine if looking a little tatty! I did try and clean him up a bit but inevitably there are still a few light remnants of blood stained feathers around. I just cant get over how it gets everwhere?! He must have tail twizzled quite a bit is all I can say!
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