One needs to make sure that the budgie that they’re raising maintains good health, a bird that is in good health will be happy and live a long enjoyable life.
But if your budgie is bleeding under its wing then this means that there is something wrong, this article looks into why this happens
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Budgie bleeding under its wing:
A sudden bleeding in your bird is a sure sign that there is something going on with your pet, and this can be quite frightening for you, this is a look into how and why this happens and what to do
Why do budgies bleed under their wings:
Feathers are made up of a middle shaft or tube made out of keratin and they have branches that come off of the shaft called barbs.
Bird feathers, when they just start to grow out, are called pin features or blood feathers. When a bird’s feathers start to grow out the shaft of the feather is not hollow, blood runs through the shaft.
This blood moves up and down the feather and provides nutrients to the feather and this is what allows it to grow. These feathers are easy to spot as you’ll be able to see the blood in the shaft.
Once the feather is fully grown the blood stops flowing through the feather as the feather is fully grown. The feather shaft will be clear with no blood in it once the feather has grown and the follicle will close.
If the blood feather is still growing, but breaks, then the feather will start to bleed, this may be what is happening with your bird under its wing.
What to do if a bird’s wing is bleeding?
Birds have been dealing with blood feathers for as long as birds have been around. A blood feather developing under the bird’s wing is quite normal and even common.
You don’t have to do anything in this case, the blood feathers will simply grow out and as the feather grows out the blood vessels that are causing the bleeding will eventually constrict and shrink down and this will reduce the bleeding under the bird’s wing.
If the wing seems to be taking too long to stop bleeding then you can help stop the bleeding by using sugar, styptic powder, flour, or cornstarch on the blood feather.
These everyday items help the blood stay clotted and will stop the bleeding. You can also apply pressure on the area to stop the bleeding.
Birds can lose a lot of blood over a short period of time so if the bird is bleeding heavily you’d need to tend to the bird as soon as possible.
If both of the above solutions don’t work to stop the bleeding on the bird and if the bleeding doesn’t stop within 3-5 minutes then you’d need to take the bird to the vet to get them to cauterize the area.
Avoid trying to pull the damaged blood feather out yourself, the vet may however do this as a last resort.
Your vet may give your bird pain medications if they decide to pull the blood feather out as pulling the blood feathers will be extremely painful to your bird and this can even cause the bird to go into shock.
The bird should recover from its blood feather soon enough and will be fine.
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