Worried about Ben.. Advice??

**chrissycat21** · 02-18-2005, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by My Peanuts
Aw thanks! I'm really no expert. I currently have 4 tiels and I had a 23 year old Lutino at one time. I guess I have been through a lot of problems with them over the past 8 years so I have a lot of advice to give

Your welcome!

I just remember you (along with many of the other PT tiel experts) helping me out a lot when I had questions.

**slleipnir** · 02-20-2005, 01:25 PM

Stupid question, but what's a blood feather o_O I've never owned birds and know nothing of them

Glad Bennie is ok. (I've always called him BEANie for sme reason)

**CamCamPup33** · 02-20-2005, 01:32 PM

Hash, My sister calls Bennie, Beanie.. (As a nickname)

Here's what i got off of a website.. They could probably explain it better.

"Blood" feathers are immature feathers that still have a blood supply to the shaft. You can spot them by the dark- colored shaft, as opposed to the white or clear shaft of a mature feather. Also, they will usually be shorter than surrounding feathers and not completely "spread out." If you cut one or it breaks, it will bleed profusely and not really heal, so over a period of days as the feather constantly gets knocked around and moved, it will bleed again and again, and the bird can actually die of blood loss.