Things You'll Need
- Pedicure scissors
- Blood stopper
Instructions
Securing the Bird
Put the bird on a birch outside its cage but in a secure area. Approach the bird from behind.
Birds have two sets of tail feathers: there is a collection of feathers in the middle of the behind and a collection of smaller hidden feathers to either side. These smaller side feathers are the ones you want to remove.
One side at a time, carefully spread these feathers and hold them in the spread position.
Notice that the feathers have different parts: the long tube-shaped part that comes out of the bird is called the quill and the part where fuzz is on the quill is called the barb.
Clip off these spread side feathers, one at a time, at least 1 cm after the quill becomes barb. Clipping the feather too close to the bird will cause bleeding, so it is better to error on the side of caution.
Now start on the other side following steps 3 to 5.