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09-07-2009, 12:10 AM
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Ekkie with damaged feather
Our female ekkie damaged one of her feathers while playing. It's now hanging off to an odd angle. It's a flight feather. Can we just pull this feather?
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09-07-2009, 05:34 AM
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I wouldn't recommend pulling it out yourself, he should take care of it on his own. My birds have done this before and they manage to get it themselves.
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09-07-2009, 05:37 AM
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If it's a fully grown feather, the blood has receded, either leave it and allow your ekkie to deal with it as she pleases, or snip/twist it off at the break. No need to pull it.
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09-08-2009, 03:32 AM
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I usually leave them until they break off them selves or get clipped in the next clip job...or make it "time" for the next clip job,lol.
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