Chewed In Half Feather

Nutrobal is calcium / vitamin D supplement... mine get it 3x a week just a pinch over their food
 
I use it mainly for my Baby as she had no flightfeathers at all when i got her and the nutrobal gives her all she need to help them growing and got her in a good moult what she needed


there are loads simular.. most common is calcivet i think
 
Thanks Siobhan - glad to you you back you have been missed.


Greg, I'm not sure if you know but we haven't had Budge here that long so we are still building up trust with him. But John has been building up with him opening his wings but we aren't quite there yet. As soon as we can get him to hold his wing open I will get a picture.


Thanks for all your advice and support - its much appreciated xx
 
Well that was quite easy with him he enjoys being wrapped up so thats how John did it. Are they ear enough?


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Not sure about the left wing but the right one looks like there is 4 more primaries to go................brilliant :yahoo:
 
I hope so its hard to tell from the photos so will try and get some clearer ones xx


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Just can't see the left one as well because John's thumb is in the way :dntknw:
 
Hi Ann,


That's great, thanks!


Your bird has four full length primaries on the left wing and three full ones and one half grown one on the right. So, you're missing 6 L and '5 and-a-half' R ones. The half grown one is, I think P no 8 or 9. So, fairly symmetrical moulting really! It will take about another 3 months to get the rest of the flights back.


If the stumps of the clipped ones are still there, you could imp them to restore flight now. Judging by the growth bars (parallel, alternate dark and light lines across each feather) which show up very well, the bird is growing feathers normally at about 4mm per day. You can check growth rates yourself by measuring the length of a new feather against the length of a full-grown 'dead' one next to it. Take a measurement now, and then again 24 hours later.


The bird should be able to fly and gain height within *one month*, as he will have at least 5 primaries full grown then, assuming he does not break any blood feathers as they grown down. Take care to avoid any crash landings/hard surfaces for the next 2-3 months. Will be great to see him flying; maybe by mid May/early June...?


All the best!
 
thats brilliant news then..i am so happy for budge.. but imping wont work i guess..didnt you say your vet removed the stumps so they can grow better ? x
 
That's brilliant news. He is already managing to glide down a bit better now. we've got everything set up here so he can get around without having to jump down so hopefully we can keep avoiding him crash landing. We are going to have a talk about the imping but I think we sts probably going to let them grow back on their own and see how he gets on. I really hope he will get the hang of flying again and it hasn't been too long since he last flew xx


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Hope that budge will be ok Ann -Marie. Poor boy, maybe he is having some discomfort while his feathers are growing back.


I noticed that Jake has been a bit ornery the last few day also. He also had his wings clipped but he looks like he'll be ready for flight soon. Don't really know since I still have so much to learn. I am ready for my boy to fly and be a real bird again.
 
I think your right and they do seem to get a bit grumpy when this is happening. I hope you don't have to wait to long until Jake is flying xx
 
Yes, just wish wing-clipping could be dispensed with; it's a medieval practice as far as I am concerned and should be banned on welfare grounds.
 
I think with the introduction of more forums and information available on the internet more people are getting the message. Unfortunately though people still do read books and most of the books I have seen all promote wing clipping or at best keep a neutral view on it xx
 
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