#crazybirbs

[fuckyeahbudgies]

Hi just wondering when will my budgies lay? I have a pair of budgies about 12mths old, they have a nestbox but never go in or near in why would this be?

Hi! Birds breed depending on seasonal cues. The hours of daylight and nutrition have a lot to do with it. Most sites recommend giving your hen until it’s 2 years old to lay. Making eggs is very stressful on the body. Please don’t breed your budgies unless you’re prepared for the veterinary emergency of egg binding, sepsis, and are able to find homes for the chicks with certainty. 

[fuckyeahbudgies]

Hi I know this is a budgie blog but i want to ask a question about my cockatiel, his previous owners clipped his wings and they've all fallen out by now but ever since I've got him his new growing flight feathers keep falling out most times itill happen randomly and it hurts him cause they get like stuck then fall out, there's been really small ones and some with blood and I don't know why, I just want his feathers to grow back normal so he can fly again do you know what this could be? Thanks

Hello! If the small feathers look like this: 

That is a normal growing flight feather. When feathers are growing in, they are supplied nutrients by blood, and appear as a dark shaft filled with blood. While growing, blood feathers or pin feathers are innervated, which means they’re also connected to a nerve. This means that the feathers can feel sore or uncomfortable. Your cockatiel might be picking at them because his sore feathers bother him, and then breaks them, which makes them bleed. It’s important to stop the bleeding as fast as you can. Styptic powder, like Kwik-Stop, can be used on the feather (never on broken skin!), or you can use corn starch to stop the bleeding. 

However, if his feathers are getting well and truly stuck while growing, that’s a real problem that you’ll need to see a vet for. It could indicate a problem with his follicles, or his nutrition, or a skin issue. It’s well worth the cost of a vet visit and diagnostics to make him more comfortable and hopefully fix the issue for the rest of his life :) 

[fuckyeahbudgies]

Hi today i let my female budgie out to fly around my room and I realised she had blood coming from her wing so she must have hit something in my room or the wall since she's done that before so I put her in her cage and I looked and more blood was coming out and a feather was hanging out so I wrapped her up in a towel and washed it made sure it was clean I put her back and I think the bleeding stopped, but I'd like to know what happened I thought maybe she popped a blood vessel or something?

You did a good job checking it out and getting it cleaned up. :) It sounds like she had a broken blood feather. This is a common thing for birds. When a bird is growing a feather, it starts as, basically, a shaft full of blood. It’s easily broken and very sensitive, but with pressure the bleeding usually stops. You can also put styptic powder on it (a brand called Quik-Stop; it’s good to have on hand when you own birds since it will also staunch bleeding toenails if you cut the quick during a trim) 

If the bleeding doesn’t stop, the blood feather will need to be pulled out at the root. A person with lots of experience should do this; it’s best to call your vet and get their advice. 

Broken blood feathers happen a lot. Usually it’s only alarming and not something to worry too much about, as long as the bleeding is under control soon.