need help with broken blood feather

[apres]

I just walked over to pick my bfa up and noticed blood on the cage. Then i noticed he had a broken blood feather. It wasn't like this an hour or so ago when i picked him up. I don't know how he broke it. The problem is i don't know what to do as there isn't an avian vet open until in the morning. Will he be alright until then or is there something i can do for him? Thanks for any help.

[KrytterKrys]

If it doesnt stop bleeding your more than likely gonna have to pull it to make it stop. which is prob what the vet would do as well.

[apres]

Thanks. I will keep a close eye on it. Hopefully it will stop. I looks like it is trying to stop now. I am not really sure how to go about pulling it.

[KrytterKrys]

you'll probably have to towel him, and you mave have to pull it with pliers to get a good enough grip on it. just grab at the base on the feather and pull quickly. Itll bleed for a lil bit afterwards but will be better in the long ruin because the feather will probably keep bleeding everytime he hits it if you dont.

[jenniferag]

You can always use a little cornstarch on the wound to stop the bleeding.. apply some light pressure... it should stop.

[apres]

Thanks everybody for the help. The bleeding stopped last night and I took him today and had it pulled out. All is fine now. Just got a little worried last night as i have never had this happen and wasn't sure what to do. I guess i will know next time. Thanks again.

[jenniferag]

Great job getting the bird to the vet.... I love happy ending stories!