No it is not common, I would have her seen by an avian vet to determine what is going on. I cannot tell from the pictures if the blood is coming from the flesh area or the feathers themselves. When feathers are new and growing in they have a blood supply and if the feather breaks you will see blood. If it is coming from the fleshy skin area, she may have been picking at the area. Information on Blood Feathers
Bloody / sore looking wings update
Hello. I noticed today that my budgie has two pretty nasty looking sores on both wings. She’s 13 / 14 weeks and is currently moulting. She’s unable to fly and some have suggested she may have FM. Is this quite common during moulting?
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I managed to have a better look at her wings. A lot worse that I thought.
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So I posted a thread a few weeks back that showed pics of my budgies wings in a pretty bad state. Since then, I’ve taken her to the vet, who i was told specialises in birds …. I’m not convinced. Though no tests were done, they ruled out FM and said she has most likely been pulling out feathers / biting herself due to boredom and suggested I get her a friend which I’ve been looking into. They gave me antibiotics, which I’ve been giving her successfully every day, as prescribed. She hates it of course, especially the holding part, but needs to be done. This has also allowed me to have a closer look at her wings and I feel they are getting worse. They aren’t bleeding but they have been and look incredibly sore for her. I was thinking last night that if these are blood feathers that haven’t come out properly when she’s been moulting, hence the lack of growth in her flight feathers. Any thoughts? In the processes of finding a reliable avian vet and will book another appointment. Thanks
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