Do Tail Feathers Re-Grow...?

[Geo]

My B&G was accidentally stepped on the tail yesterday. She freaked out and pulled away rapidly plucking 3 of her long beautiful tail feathers. My question is will they grow again? I definately see the difference as one of the longest feathers came out. She is about 9 months and has already began to grow new, more mature feathers.

[The Outlaw]

Relax. Unless some real trauma happens that injures the feather folicles, the tail feathers will regrow and fairly quickly at that. Birds in the wild wouldn't last more than a few months were that not so.

[Geo]

What do you mean by real trauma? She immediately bent her head back there and started picking, like trying to check the damage. I looked and there was only a small dot of blood in the feather holes.

[wildirish]

She will be fine in a few months. The tail feathers will grow back.

By trauma I think of chronic pluckers who eventually ruin the folical, it would take more than once to cause any real damage.

[Geo]

Once again the experts come to the rescue! Thanks a lot everyone.