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Post by Jacksprat on Jan 27, 2005 16:45:02 GMT 10
I've just clipped my sons pet cockatiel (which we h/r from our avairy). the trouble is, he hasn't even noticed the difference! he can still fly up to the top of the cupboards. I cliiped both wings believing that he would still fly straight and not hurt himself on landing etc. His brother got clipped the same way before he went to his new home, and he couldn't even fly waist high. I had another bird once that I'd sold to the pet shop next door to where I work. They only cut one wing and she managed to get to the ledge 2 storys high in Westfield!!! So has this happened to anyone else?
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Smiley
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Post by Smiley on Jan 27, 2005 16:55:14 GMT 10
Shore has..they are smart arent they....Little buggers...
Natalie
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Post by Jacksprat on Jan 27, 2005 18:31:53 GMT 10
Strong too.............I should call him the Hulk!
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Post by lovemytiels on Jan 28, 2005 4:48:57 GMT 10
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 28, 2005 14:56:55 GMT 10
Yep that'd be right, lol. Some are just better stronger flyers than others. We start with 3 flight feathers for our handraised babies and see how they go, then take off an extra one at a time until we're happy with them.
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Post by Jacksprat on Jan 28, 2005 15:27:15 GMT 10
So, next batch....I'll clip the wings earlier a bit at a time. that way they may not guess they can fly well!
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 28, 2005 17:43:49 GMT 10
You are best to let them learn to fly, turn and land before clipping them. If you clip them before they learn to fly, turn and land sometimes they never fly properly later on when their feathers grow back.
Tricky stuff isn't it? lol
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. Have fun. Cheers Anna