I probably don't want to know, but then again I do. Curiosity is getting the best of me here. Cracking pin feathers?
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when the new feathers come in, and the shaft has dried, i crack those and remove the husk from the tiny ones - cracking pin feathers. leave the big feathers alone. the little ones can be removed so they aren't poking them in the head and neck so bad. you will get quite dusty. its something i do for the parrots and the chickens seem to enjoy it too. always dried husks that will pretty much fall off with just the pressure of two fingers so you don't get any blood feathers.BTW, what is "cracking pin feathers on one of their heads"?
ours was a rescue - he looked so pitiful - he is beautiful and very opinionated right now nobody can touch but me unless i am not in sight. i am his human and he has trained me well my son will take him when we pass away - there was always a forever plan and our son can handle him very well and would be just as lost as us if sammy were to die before us. we will not buy a parrot but we will rescue as many as we could. so far there has been just him <3 if i had never been sammy's mom i never would have ventured into chickens sammy is a rescue and we do not intend to breed him unless the right female rescue came along and that hasn't happened in 8 years. my husband so wants a scarlett - that is what he grew up with and to be honest - the B&G was a birthday gift for him but sammy chose me - i will NEVER live it down LOLOnly when they want to raise a family.
Largest collection of great greens in captivity raised for re-release into the wild.
This breeding pair was 90 years old, which is why people shouldn't own them.
This is a young pair that had just produced an egg.
This is where they belong. There's a scarlet flying free over the beach.