Cockatiel’s feather is bent, should I pluck it?

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Hi everyone!
My cockatiel is molting for the first time and I’ve noticed his feather is totally bent. It’s been like this since this morning and I thought it would fall off by now but it hasn’t. It looks like it’s hanging on by a thread… should I pluck it?
I’ve read online sometimes feathers can be stubborn during a molt and it’s best to pluck it, especially if there’s blood. I don’t see any blood spots anywhere and his behavior seems to be normal. He’s not protective over the feather or making any noise indicating pain.

 

[Rebel]

No you shouldn’t pluck it. Mine have had ones like that and they fixed it on their own. Its most likely not bent, just upside down.

 

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No you shouldn’t pluck it. Mine have had ones like that and they fixed it on their own. Its most likely not bent, just upside down.

Ohh okay I see. Thank you!

 

[Rebel]

Ohh okay I see. Thank you!

After looking closer i see what you mean about a thread. It looks broken. If its truly a tiny thread, i dont see why you couldnt snip the thread with scissors if its bothering you. Otherwise the bird will take care of it on its own.

 

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After looking closer i see what you mean about a thread. It looks broken. If its truly a tiny thread, i dont see why you couldnt snip the thread with scissors if its bothering you. Otherwise the bird will take care of it on its own.

Ahh okay that makes sense. I will keep the feather as is. If he appears to be bothered by it, I will cut it. Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[SumitaSinh]

You can give her a soaking bath, sometimes that solves feather issues.

 

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You can give her a soaking bath, sometimes that solves feather issues.

Oh, thanks! I will try that tomorrow. He likes to bathe earlier in the day.

 

[Shezbug]

No to plucking.
Only snip it off if it’s hanging and catching on things otherwise leave the feather and your bird will sort it out.

 

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I ended up cutting it! His tail feather got worse by twisting with itself and tossing side to side.