bluey

groovey_jem · Post by **groovey_jem** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:12 pm

here is a few piccies of bluey while out again ... in some of the pics you can see how is tail feathers are missing bless .... please excuse me in pic

U.S Marine · Post by **U.S Marine** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:48 am

lols..i feel you, my birds tail feathers are
horrible looking. Don't worry blueys tail
will grow back, i am still waiting for mines!

groovey_jem · Post by **groovey_jem** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:39 am

will they lose there tail feathers every molt ??? cos bluey lost hers when we brought her home and there just growing back

U.S Marine · Post by **U.S Marine** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:08 pm

I don't know i just got my first ring neck before chritsmas
but they will grow back. It will take months..

Razsringnecks · Post by **Razsringnecks** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:07 pm

groovey_jem wrote:will they lose there tail feathers every molt ??? cos bluey lost hers when we brought her home and there just growing back

yes....bluey's tail feathers will grow back when she goes through her next molt. This is only once a year.... the molt. After the breeding season.

SkyBaby · Post by **SkyBaby** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:01 pm

Skye is half duck-butt. I was scared and asked a vet about it and he said young parrots don't know how to care for their tails and wont learn how to until they're a couple years old.

groovey_jem · Post by **groovey_jem** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:22 am

SkyBaby wrote:Skye is half duck-butt. I was scared and asked a vet about it and he said young parrots don't know how to care for their tails and wont learn how to until they're a couple years old.

would you say bluey is still young at the moment ?? cos bluey has just started sorted her feathers out but doesnt touch the tail feathers even when there hanging off and look broke s/he never touches them :S or is this normal

and thank you all for replies

SkyBaby · Post by **SkyBaby** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:29 am

groovey_jem wrote:
SkyBaby wrote:Skye is half duck-butt. I was scared and asked a vet about it and he said young parrots don't know how to care for their tails and wont learn how to until they're a couple years old.
would you say bluey is still young at the moment ?? cos bluey has just started sorted her feathers out but doesnt touch the tail feathers even when there hanging off and look broke s/he never touches them :S or is this normal

and thank you all for replies

Yup it's entirely normal. Just make sure Bluey gets access to a cuttle bone for calcium. I have one in Skye's cage right now. Bluey still looks quite young indeed. I can't see your pictures anymore, but I'd say he's only about 4 months old. Skye is a year old and still half duck-butt.

They'll regrow. Another thing you could make sure is that toys and perches aren't over crowded in the cage. Sometimes that messes up the tail feathers. I give Skye baths every couple days and that seems to help too. He has only just started preening his feathers and removing broken feathers. Don't worry about it, it is in fact normal.

U.S Marine · Post by **U.S Marine** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:33 am

Yea, my bird has a tail feather that is just hanging
down like what the ?? I could get you a picture, but
don't worry i feel the same as you..i want to see my
bird in full condition!

groovey_jem · Post by **groovey_jem** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:20 am

oh wow so young

we got told that they was from last years babies and then someone else has said shes full mature .. which i believe ring necks are mature at the age of 2 years ?? .... i think the only way to find out for sure is for a dna test ... ive read on the internet about company where you send off a couple of feathers in the post and they will send you the results ... is this advisable ???

my other half has been having a move around with our photo bucket so all piccies have been lost .... i have included my link for my photobucket there is a few pics on there if anyone would like a look but i promise i will update later as i carnt stop long as iam off out soon

http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr57 ... 008/bluey/

but i couldnt resist sharing this gorgeous piccie with you all

U.S Marine · Post by **U.S Marine** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:13 pm

Dna testing sucks, you can do it but to me
it is off limits. I thought the easiest way was
from feathers until i read i have to pluck them
from the bird myself.