Cockatiel Can't Fly

Recently a post appeared on the blog about a cockatiel named Molly who, while boarding, lost the flight feathers on one wing and couldn't fly. Molly's owner was concerned about this. Having not seen the bird, I can only guess what happened. Most likely, Molly had a cage fright, during which she knocked out the feathers on one wing. This, of course, would leave her flighted. The only thing to do here is to wait. New feathers will begin to grow in immediately to replace those that fell out. The biggest problem here is that there will be a number of blood feathers all at once, with no grown mature feathers next to them to protect them. As a result, Molly will be at higher risk for breaking a blood feather if she falls. You must be very careful to prevent her from falling until the feathers grow in.