My Cockatiel has his wing clipped - bleeding?

Oh my gosh , that happened one time to one of my birds- I panicked , but called the bird store ,and they told me it's a blood feather , and to put pressure on it , as there isn't much blood in a bird , so it wouldn't die- I did , then after the next time I was in a store I got one of those pencils that stop my husband fromm bleeding when he shaves , and I keep it handy , praying that never happened again- Give your birdie lots of love so he won't feel scared , and thank God you say it's dried , so maybe he'll be o.k. - Good luck-I was also told to keep cornstarch on hand, and that will clot it , too-

You need to be careful about clipping a birds wings. You don't want to do it in a round pattern or anything, clip it in a straight line. Keep in mind, the wings are a lot like our findernails. There is a "whick" so to speak. if you keep in the white part, it will be fine, but there is amore pink part if you look closely, and that is where the blood flows, like in our nails. Don't clip within 1/4 inch of the pink part and you should be okay. Make sure to use a washcloth, and have someone hold the bird w/it over the eyes, so it's less scared, while you clip until you feel comfortable enough to hold the bird, and not get the "whick". Trust me, I have been around birds since I was seven, you can do it, but look at it closely, and have someone there the first few times. If it bleeds, have some septic powder ready to help it clot sooner, and it will heal sooner.

When new feathers are coming through they have a vein going through the shaft (Rachis). This vein helps to feed the feather for growth. This is called a blood feather & clipping blood feathers that’re not fully grown can cause bleeding. Once the feather has fully grown the vein retracts itself back from the shaft into the body. If you accidentally clip a blood feather you can put corn flour straight over the bleeding feather to clot & stop the bleeding. You can also make a paste out of corn flour & aloe gel to use as an antiseptic.

Since your tiels blood has dried I wouldn't worry about it at all.

It's okay. Were you there when his wings were cut? If not, it's likely a blood feather was accidentally cut and the vet succeeded in soon enough stopping the bleeding. If you get too worried, you could go to the vet, but that should not be necessary.

It is normal to have a little bleeding. If the bleeding stopped all is ok, if the bleeding has not then a blood feather has been clipped which can easily cause the bird to bleed to death. A blood feather must be pulled out to stop the bleeding.

Maybe a bloody feather have been clipped by mistake!! It's OK .. as long as it's stopped bleeding it is fine!! Keep it clean and make sure it will not bite it so no more blood will come out ..

This happens sometimes when a blood feather is hit. I do my own wing clips. As a responsible cockatiel owner, you should always have septic powder available in the event of an emergency. That's a blood coagulator. Men use it to stop blood from a shaving cut.

You are a responsible tiel owner, btw. Because you wrote and asked the question. Just get a small vial at Rite Aid or Walgreens or Walfart. In the event of an extreme emergency where you need to save the bird's life, the powder won't work and you won't have time to go to the vet. Use a small office binder clip to stop the blood flow and pamper the bird to try and prevent shock.

Good luck. I only make cameo appearances now on Y!A.