Now Rascal has his own little work desk, so cute!

Don't eat the green popcorn. :rofl:

Kiwi turned into a super cuddle after the accident too. She would even let me towel and turn her over without protest, which had never happened before.

 

Yeah it's weird how they can become super cuddly after an injury, but it's soooo cute! He totally runs into that same spot under my chin now to get cuddled... and he never did that before.

I was worried he would poop in my popcorn! He jumped right into my popcorn bowl and I ended up eating the popcorn with him walking around inside the bowl LOL.

The little piggy is back up to 86 grams now.

Sad I have to leave town for 4 days next Tues =(

 

I'm very eager to see when his flight feathers will start growing back. My guess at least 4+ months, since all flight feathers were literally ripped out by the roots... so it will take a lot longer? Sorry if I asked this already, don't remember.

It's sad, he's totally handicap right now (I have to be super careful with him because he still thinks he can fly) and they also said they did not shave his legs, so I don't know why the feathers on his legs are gone. Weird.

Only Rascal knows the truth but he ain't tallking

 

Ya, that's the unfortunate part. I wish I could talk to mine. I've always been curious of Beaker's previous home

 

I think if pulled out they should grow right back... clipped feathers need to wait for a moult, my green cheek loves to cuddle under my chin!

 

Hopefully you are right, I cannot wait for him to at least be able to glide safely to the ground.

 

I was wrong, Rascal is still gaining weight because this morning he is 84 grams! This is the heaviest he has been in the morning since being injured.

He is also bobbing is head like crazy now when I signal him (as well as doing the kissy face thing where I kiss his beak repeatedly and he kisses right back) to whereas a couple days ago NO response no head bobbing, so he is coming back to life!

So nice how I get to spend the entire day with him since I'm working like a horse at home preparing for my trip. I love spending time with my bird

 

That's if the follicles are not damaged.. If so they may grow back weird or not grow back at all.

 

OMG, I HOPE that won't be the case! That would be horrible if his flight feathers won't grow back.

 

As long as the follicles are still there the feathers will grow back.

 

His bald legs are killing me :lol: He looks good!

 

haha He reminds me of those water birds that go fishing in shallow ponds with their long bare legs that look like stilts.:rofl:
But all laughing at him aside (awwwwwww) I'm so happy he's doing well:clap:
Rascal, we're laughing with you, not at you.

 

Is there any way you could take him on the trip with you?

 

I'm am so happy Rascal's gotten so much better and is still improving. Anyone who says that birds aren't resilient should read up on Rascal's story. I hope his flight wings come in alright; every bird deserves to fly.

 

I wish I could take him on the trip but it's not possible and it wouldn't be wise. He's still recovering and it would be way too stressful for him. Plus, I'll be in hectic meetings all day since it's a business trip =(

I'll only be gone 4 days so not too long thank goodness

I guess I'll know more about his wings in a month... hopefully I'll see something regrowing! I could not imagine him never being able to fly again... he's been fully flight pretty much his entire life and flys after me constantly.... and for exercise. I think his feathers will grow back just fine though... I hope.

I just baked him some honey sticks for when I'm gone ... mixed in harrison's bird bread into it.... smells good =)

 

Juliet, I know this goes against what you believe, but if it comes to this, if Lil' Rascal's wings don't grow back correctly, you may want to consider lightly trimming down. It's risky, but it might work. It did for me.

When I adopted Beaker, his wings were crooked. His old owners clipped him before he had a chance to properly fledge. So I took him in to have his wings trimmed down gradually. After about 6 months, I had them do a heavy trim. Then, his feathers grew in perfectly straight. After a few months of flight strengthening and training, he is now a very skilled flier. He does recall, can desend from high up and fly to places I direct him to

 

I hope his wings grow back fine. Was the vet able to tell if there was any damage to the follicles or was there too much inflammation? Hoping for the best for Rascal, glad he's eating well and gaining weight.

@CaliTiels, that sounds like a good idea if that happens. Is there any site that shows the steps that can be done for this? I'm kind of curious now that there can be a way to reverse the process. What are the risks? o,o

 

The vet never said anything about his wings growing back, she was a very unfriendly vet and I haven't heard from her nor spoken to her since over a week ago. She hasn't even checked in to see how he's doing... she took me to the cleaners (big time) and got her $$$

I don't even know how long he has to stay on these meds. I will find all this out on Mon. I know the milk thistle he will have to take for a long time but I don't want him taking so many antibiotics for extended periods, that is def not good... so hopefully not much longer.

I think he's going to have his liver retested in about a week or two.

 

OMG!!! I just baked Li' Rascal some honey sticks and it smells sooooo good

It smells like coconut-nutty pound cake. Holy smokes it smells really really good!

I never tried Harrison's bird bread mix before... I just mixed it in with his regular bird seed mix and a tiny bit of coconut and shoved it into the oven... came out awesome.

He will be getting these treats when I have to go out of town next week. I will make them put it inside his incubator so he will at least have his toy and tasty snack!

Here's a pic... I can't stop smelling it lol

 

Maybe it is because they are all golden and gorgeous, or because I am dieting and treat deprived, and they look like zucchini bread, but those look amazing!

 

Mmm... looks delicious.

No real steps, just slow and steady. I was a bird noob when I did that, so I just went with my gut instincts

 

Today Rascal actually "lost" 2 grams because at the end of the day he was usually 86 grams during the past couple of days and now only 84 grams, weird... I didn't see him eat as much today. I guess weight fluctuates in birds same as humans.

I'm going to give him one of those honey sticks right now curious if he'll attack it.

You guys are lucky you cannot smell those honey sticks... then you'd really be drooling lol

EDIT: I just gave him one of those freshly baked treats and he immediately jumped on it and is attacking it =)

 

LOL, my tiel loved those freshly baked honey sticks so much that he just gained 2 grams eating it! He was 84 grams and after attacking the honey sticks he's now back up to 86 grams, go figure

 

That's fantastic .

 

It looks so good! I've only made my own birdie bread before. It looked a little like that, but the birdie bread I made smelled like carrots.

It's all warm out of the oven, I would attack it too. Rascal is like, "You just made it?! Mine!!"


@CaliTiels, good instincts!

 

Juliet, it's really great to see how much more cheerful you seem now. I'm so happy everything is going well for you two.

As for birdie bread, I'm currently using some that I got at a bird expo a few hours away - it has 19 different fruits and veggies in it!! Rocko loves it too.

 

Wow, "19 different fruits and veggies" that sounds REALLY good!!

Tomorrow around 5pm Lil' Rascal has to be dropped off at the vet to stay in the incubator for 4 days while I'm out of town. I wish I didn't have to leave him, it is so much fun spending the day with him. I LOVE spending time with my bird, he's the best and I prefer his company to anyone else... I think he feels the same cuz he ALWAYS has to and wants to be with me lol

 

It's not that vet again is it? It's the different one hopefully?

 

Ya, different one .. even though that mean bird vet is only at that clinic twice a week... the nice tech there was mostly medicating/handling him.

He must stay inside incubator at the vet still... soon he'll be out of the fish tank... less than 3 weeks. Technically he only sleeps inside the tank... he's NEVER in the fish tank during the day... lives on my shoulder and on his little work desk I bought him

He's gotten really used to being in the tank in the kitchen though. It works great!

 

Hi Juliet So good to read about Rascal and you . It is great to see him so happy getting healthier . I hope your business trip goes well and that you will soon be reunited with little Rascal . Please carry on sending us updates and pics . See you soon! Lots of cuddles and kisses for Rascal X x

 

Thanks so much

 

Sorry to dig this thread back up , wasn't sure i f I should start new one or if people are sick of this one... but I just got back home from being in Boston for 5 days and picled up Lil' Rascal from the vet... and WOW!!!!... was I surprised!

The first thing I immediately noticed was that his flight feathers are already growing back!! They grew a TON in just 5 days, that's crazy

Here's a couple pics... ALL his flight feathers as you recall were ripped out by the roots leaving 2 big bloody open wounds... this bird is indestructible LOL

He'll be a fully flighted bird again in another week! Look at the pics... see the flight feathers growing? Wow... where on earth did they suddenly come from