What Should You Do If Your Birds Have Blood Feather?

Blood feathers are a common feature on all birds; therefore, it's critical for companion bird owners to understand what to do if one breaks. When a bird moults or replaces a wing and tail feather, it can be observed in both young and mature birds.


What is a blood feather?

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Blood feathers, often called pin feathers, are newly grown feathers on a bird with a blood supply going through the shaft because they are actively growing.


Broken Blood Feather Crisis

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For a companion bird, a broken blood feather may indicate an emergency. Blood literally flows out of a bird's body through a broken blood feather but is still embedded in its skin. In certain circumstances, untreated damaged blood feathers can be lethal since birds cannot tolerate significant blood loss.


Signs and symptoms

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The initial thing you need to do if you see blood on the bird or around his cage is to check if it is actually from a broken feather. Since the blood will be seen oozing from the feather shaft, many broken blood feathers were quite straightforward to recognise. Take the bird to an avian veterinarian as soon as possible for an inspection and treatment if you are unable to identify whether your bird's bleeding is caused by a broken blood feather.


Taking Care of Your Bird's Broken Blood Feather

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The feather shaft needs to be taken out of the bird's skin if you can recognise a broken blood feather in order to stop the bleeding. The first step is to cover the bird in a towel and take out the broken blood feather. This will lessen the amount of discomfort your bird has throughout the treatment, in addition to enabling you to properly restrain them while you try to remove the feather.

A plucking tool (strong tweezers, hemostats, and needle nose pliers), cornflour, and sterile gauze are the tools you'll need.

Find the feather with the broken blood once the bird is safely secured. Take hold of the Blood Feather at the base or the shaft, near the bird's skin, using the tweezers. Pull on the feather's base as rapidly as you can to release the feather shaft out of the feather follicle. Ideally, remove it in a single swift motion to stop the bleeding immediately and forever.

Once the blood feather has been removed, apply a small amount of cornflour to the wound to promote clotting. Then, press down on the feather follicle with a piece of sterile gauze until the bleeding stops.

In a few days, an additional blood feather should sprout in its place, with the old one having to be plucked.


Visit your veterinarian.

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After extracting a broken blood feather, it's beneficial to make an appointment with your avian veterinarian as soon as possible to make sure everything is going well and your bird is healing properly. Ask your veterinarian what to do if you haven't already run into this issue when your bird breaks a blood feather. Store gauze, strong tweezers, and clean pliers in the avian rescue kit.


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