Meagan King
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When I first got my cockatiel Ophelia - who I’m pretty sure is a male at this point - she had broken off quite a few tail feathers from her time at the shop she stayed in. The cage was rather small so I’m assuming that was the cause. She’s now molted the mass majority of the broken ones out and her new, beautiful tail came in. However she’s broken a feather that JUST finished growing in; about a week ago it was a blood feather. There’s no blood in her cage whatsoever, and that part of then tail isn’t hollow at all, so I know she’ll be alright.
(You can see the broken feather at the bottom, and at the top of the picture is a blood feather growing in.)
I’m getting worried for her. I’ve tried giving her various foods to help give her the needed nutrients for better feather growth, hard boiled eggs etc. but she doesn’t seem the slightest bit interested. She did have a history of liver problems from her time in the shop, so I’m not sure if somehow because of her history it’s affecting her feather health?
She gets regular warm bird baths whenever she feels like it, but doesn’t seem to know how to get anything else besides her front wet!
I want the best life I can give my birds but she keeps rejecting the foods I try and give her, and I’m worried this next broken feather would be a blood feather.
Any insight on ways to coax her into eating better foods, or how to help the feather breakage problem would be greatly appreciated!
(You can see the broken feather at the bottom, and at the top of the picture is a blood feather growing in.)
I’m getting worried for her. I’ve tried giving her various foods to help give her the needed nutrients for better feather growth, hard boiled eggs etc. but she doesn’t seem the slightest bit interested. She did have a history of liver problems from her time in the shop, so I’m not sure if somehow because of her history it’s affecting her feather health?
She gets regular warm bird baths whenever she feels like it, but doesn’t seem to know how to get anything else besides her front wet!
I want the best life I can give my birds but she keeps rejecting the foods I try and give her, and I’m worried this next broken feather would be a blood feather.
Any insight on ways to coax her into eating better foods, or how to help the feather breakage problem would be greatly appreciated!