veimar
New member
- Feb 5, 2014
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- Parrots
- gcc Parry; lovebird Coco; 3 budgies (Tesla, Franky and Cesar); cockatiel Murzik, red rump parakeet girl Onyx
I posted here about the most wonderful little budgie boy Tesla I adopted on January 1. He has been doing very well except his wing and tail feathers. He was reportedly from a local shelter and had a leg band which he chewed off later, and I assume he was tested for PBFD, polyoma and other bad stuff. According to his previous owner he was 3,5 mo old when I got him. He was also pretty brutally clipped. He is extremely active and likes rough play, so he always breaks his tail feathers - I even saw it happen a few times. He also fearlessly takes off flying and even rolls on the carpet after he glides down! There is soft cloth on the bottom of his cage for that reason. It has been almost 3 months since I have him, and I didn't notice any new feather growth in his tail. He started growing two beautiful new wing feathers, and suddenly one of them was gone today! :11: I examined his wings closely (it was very difficult to do!) and noticed that all his clipped primaries were chewed, and apparently the new feather was chewed off in the middle as well! It was nowhere in the cage, so it couldn't have fallen out. Here are a few pics. I'm at loss now what to do. Is that normal, and the new feathers come during his next molt? Should I have him tested for PBFD and polyoma just in case? My other birds don't have any feather problems, so I'm kinda freaking out right now... Otherwise he is healthy and fun guy, and overall his feathers look nice and have vibrant color. The only thing that has changed is that we are very busy right now, and I don't spend as much time with him as I used to. But he is housed with my tiel and one other budgie, so he has a company.