"Phil K."  wrote in message 
news:l3b7u0pr48ff3osoiqkf8rihhfd54me3dv{at}4ax.com...
> 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?
>
> I feel really bad about this and I hope that he won't hold it against
> me.


Yeah, birds lose feathers, they grow back.  It's been going on for millions 
of years.  Not exactly rocket science.

ZQ
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