I am concerned about my two year old red bellied parrot. The other night we had the security system alarm go off and it is a very loud one. Sounds like some bird from *ell screeching!
It must have been going off for a few minutes before I awoke since I was on some drugs and antibiotics for an infection of my respiratory system. I awoke all foggy. My poor red bellied must have thrashed around in her cage before I went down the stairs to turn the circuit breaker off. Malfunction of the system I guess.
She dropped 17 flight feathers! No blood feathers. She also dropped 11 tail feathers! What a beautiful tail she had too. I found no blood feathers in any of it and looked her over which she firmly did not like at all! She is looking very tired so I covered her cage on three sides and let her look at her favorite friend on the table right by her (my yellow sided conure). She moves around okay but is not eating much seed (maybe two teaspoons). I gave her lots of delicious fruit, veggies and her home made birdie bread. She is now eating and drinking and bobbing to some music I just put on. This all happened 24 hours ago.
My question is: What happens to make a bird drop all of these feathers all at once? From the looks of her cage I fully expected broken bones. She seems fine in that respect and told me not to check again by biting me firmly. Now I need medical attention!
Is this a natural thing that happens when a bird thinks that she is being attacked? I am talking about the dropped feathers. She has but one tail feather sticking out her backside. No flights on one wing at all.
Mommy, my butt hurts! Poor girl.
It must have been going off for a few minutes before I awoke since I was on some drugs and antibiotics for an infection of my respiratory system. I awoke all foggy. My poor red bellied must have thrashed around in her cage before I went down the stairs to turn the circuit breaker off. Malfunction of the system I guess.
She dropped 17 flight feathers! No blood feathers. She also dropped 11 tail feathers! What a beautiful tail she had too. I found no blood feathers in any of it and looked her over which she firmly did not like at all! She is looking very tired so I covered her cage on three sides and let her look at her favorite friend on the table right by her (my yellow sided conure). She moves around okay but is not eating much seed (maybe two teaspoons). I gave her lots of delicious fruit, veggies and her home made birdie bread. She is now eating and drinking and bobbing to some music I just put on. This all happened 24 hours ago.
My question is: What happens to make a bird drop all of these feathers all at once? From the looks of her cage I fully expected broken bones. She seems fine in that respect and told me not to check again by biting me firmly. Now I need medical attention!
Is this a natural thing that happens when a bird thinks that she is being attacked? I am talking about the dropped feathers. She has but one tail feather sticking out her backside. No flights on one wing at all.
Mommy, my butt hurts! Poor girl.
Poor baby...she is a cutie. Who knows but I guess she was flying & thrashing against the bars so they got caught & ripped out. Luckily if the distance is short enough she won;t gain too much momentum to hit the side too hard to break bones. Do they have a night light? It could help.
