{"id":2337,"date":"2019-06-07t17:42:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-07t17:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/?page_id=2337"},"modified":"2019-06-07t17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07t17:43:22","slug":"pin-feathers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/glossary\/pin-feathers\/","title":{"rendered":"pin feathers"},"content":{"rendered":"

a pin feather is a developing feather. a bird has down feathers<\/strong> when it hatches, and it grows mature feathers a few weeks later. birds also grow new feathers after they have lost feathers during a molt<\/a>. a pin feather looks like a small feather shaft.<\/p>\n

because a pin feather is still growing, it has a supply of blood flowing through it. if a pin feather is damaged, it will start to bleed. to stop the bleeding from a damaged pin feather, simply remove the entire feather from the skin follicle.<\/p>\n

for more information, see the article “anatomy of a feather<\/a>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

a pin feather is a developing feather. a bird has down feathers when it hatches, and it grows mature feathers a few weeks later. birds also grow new feathers after they have lost feathers during a molt. a pin feather looks like a small feather shaft. because a pin feather is still growing, it has … <\/p>\n