My Quaker's bleeding

[johnrussellcox]

Hey! I just found this forum and am a bit anxious as I just discovered my Quaker (Gomez) is all bloody on the side of his head. I *think* he's scratching himself badly - maybe a pin feather issue. He's about 27 years old and this just all of a sudden happened.
Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[GaleriaGila]

How scary!
I'm no expert...
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[HeatherG]

Hi, you can use corn starch to clot the blood quickly. Hopefully you can figure out what is bleeding on your Quaker and if it’s something (more than a pinfeather) that you need to worry about.

Is there anything sharp in his cage that he might have rubbed his head on?

I hope he’s ok.

 

[johnrussellcox]

Thank you both - it seems to be/have been a blood / pin feather that was irritating him and he kept scratching it with his foot. Seems to be OK now, I just need to hold him down and wash the dried blood off. How weird

 

[HeatherG]

Poor little guy. I’m glad he’s doing better. I love old Quakers!! Stick around for Quaker chat and info.