My friend that got her baby Cockatiel in June sent me these photos last night. I don't know much, but I can tell this baby's wings were horribly botched by the breeder. In July, this same thing happened (Tiel injured his wing), and they pulled the feather after applying corn starch. These are pics from last night.
They believe the bleeding was caused by injury when the Tiel's wing caught on something in the cage, but are not sure.
I am not at all sure on how to advise, even though I have done quite a bit of reading from posts here regarding broken blood feathers, etc.
1. IS this a broken blood feather?
2. They have a large enough cage, but is there any way to make the cage safer for this poor bird with a HORRIBLE wing clip from the breeder?
3. Can anyone tell if this will keep happening, just by looking at the photos?
They believe the bleeding was caused by injury when the Tiel's wing caught on something in the cage, but are not sure.
I am not at all sure on how to advise, even though I have done quite a bit of reading from posts here regarding broken blood feathers, etc.
1. IS this a broken blood feather?
2. They have a large enough cage, but is there any way to make the cage safer for this poor bird with a HORRIBLE wing clip from the breeder?
3. Can anyone tell if this will keep happening, just by looking at the photos?