Originally posted by K9soul
The important thing if he is bleeding a lot is to get that feather out at the base ASAP.
Exactly. This is why I tell people who don't have experience with tiels to not trim their wings. My mom did this, and even with 20 plus years of experience, cut a feather too short and our baby girl bled to death. It was very sad. Birds do not have a lot of blood, and any time they bleed it is really a big concern and something that needs to be controlled asap.