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Post by nandj241 on Dec 7, 2013 17:18:50 GMT
Hello all,
I'm new here as well as new to parakeet ownership. I have been doing lots of reading in the last few weeks to prepare. My wife and I just bought our beautiful little parakeet a couple of days ago and I was curious what everyone thought he/she is. We think she is double-factor dominant pied. At first we thought it was a girl now we are not quite sure. Any thoughts would be good. I hope the pictures show. If not there is also a link to them.
www.dropbox.com/s/ct5g5rykvw2y06n/20131207_094116.jpg 
www.dropbox.com/s/hejrjzuyn1karlj/20131207_094135.jpg 
Also wanted to say that the pet store we got him/her at let us hold him/her, but before we did the owner clipped one wing. The problem is that the owner seemed cut them really close to her primary coverts. This morning we had a scare, because he/she was preening on that wing and we think hit a blood feather. There was a little blood, but it seemed not to keep bleeding. Either way we still grabbed the cornstarch and I but as much as I could around the area where the blood seemed to be coming from. Question is do we still need to be worried about her when she is preening? Also side note, we clipped her other wing last night but not quite as short and there has been no problem with it. Thanks in advance!
Nate and Jo |
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Post by Pammy on Dec 7, 2013 17:56:24 GMT
Hello Nate & Jo, and welcome to our forum!! Congratulations on your simply gorgeous little man bird. He's very handsome!! I think you did just right in dealing with the bleeding feather. Continue to keep a close watch. If it continues to bleed, you may end up having to pull it. I hope not! But if you do, you'll want to use something like tweezers or tiny pliers. Hold your birdie securely, and get ahold of just the affected feather, close to where it's growing from his body. Apply firm, steady pressure and slide the feather out. Be careful not to jerk or yank. You'll want to apply pressure to the place where the feather came out, until all bleeding has completely stopped. The pulling will, of course, be painful to your boy, so offer lots of love and kindly spoken words. I do wish so-called specialists who clip birds' wings knew a little more about clipping birds' wings. Your problem seems to unfortunately be a common problem. It's good that you trimmed the opposite wing to match as closely as possible without trimming too short. As you likely noticed, trimming just one wing is not a great idea, as it throws the poor bird off balance. The good news is that your little guy's feathers should grow back fairly quickly. Then you can make the choice between keeping him fully flighted, or trimming him properly and safely. You can watch YouTube videos on the safe way to clip a bird's wings, or you can take him to the vet and have it done. Whichever you are more comfortable with and think would be best for your budgie. Anyway, he's a little boy, and very beautiful! I am not good at specifying color mutations, so hopefully someone else will jump in with that.  What's your budgie's name? |
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 7, 2013 22:34:01 GMT
Beautiful little birdie!
I'm not sure about the gender.
I am kind of glad no one clipped my cockatiel before I took her home. So many pet shops seem to do a poor job. My budgie Piper (the yellow one) looked like he had a little vest on, instead of wings, when I brought him home.
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Post by Bluebirds on Dec 8, 2013 2:24:45 GMT
;)Looks like a male to me
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Post by kelirebeli on Dec 9, 2013 6:11:50 GMT
double factor cobalt dominant pied male
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Post by nandj241 on Dec 10, 2013 19:35:08 GMT
We named him Riesling when we thought he was a female. We decided to stick with that name even though he is male, because it is a very elegant name for such an elegant looking bird.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 10, 2013 22:10:52 GMT
is it a double factor spangle?
very beautiful bird
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What's your budgie's name?
