On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:53:38 +0000, Phil K.
 wrote:

>He was playing up and refusing to go back in his cage. I had to go
>out, so I tried to pick him up, as I have done countless times before.
>
>This time, he managed to slip through my fingers and jump from the top
>of the cage at the moment my hand closed around him. Somehow I managed
>to get a grip on his tail as he took flight, leaving me holding five
>long, bloody tail feathers (including the two big, main ones)... :(
>
>After his initial squeak of pain, he sat on the floor and wiggled his
>butt for a couple of minutes with a violated expression on his face,
>but seemed fine after that. There didn't appear to be any more
>bleeding and he seemed happy enough when I put him back in his cage.
>
>Will the feathers grow back after being pulled out at the roots? 
>Will he still be able to fly without them?
They will grow back, however flight without the tail feathers is going
to be interesting, especially the landings.
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