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Re: Flighted Birds......
Posted by Patsy on 1/12/06

Posted on the Cockatiel Chat:
http://birdmart.com/chatboards/cockatiels/topic4454/1.10.06.16
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Re: wings
Posted by Cassima on 1/10/06

If that is the only environment the bird has ever known, of
coarse he will be happier and healthier. That is why it is so
important to clip a bird after it has learned to fly, then
the owner steps in and shows new activities and entertainment
to make up for it.

I would strongly urge you to consult a vet. Your bird may be
sick, or possibly bored. If you want him to have his flight
back, the next moult don't clip his wings, but it depends on
how long ago he shed his feathers.

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Let me take a quote from the advise given to this cockatiel
owner regarding why her birds was happier when it could fly:

"If that is the only environment the bird has ever known, of
coarse he will be happier and healthier. That is why it is so
important to clip a bird after it has learned to fly"

~~~~~

This is great advise. Lets clip their wings BEFORE they have
a chance to realize how HAPPY they could be if allowed to
fly. No toy in the world could ever make up for that.

Like Scott, I also own a fully flighted macaw, as well as a
cockatoo. Keeping them safe in your house is actually very
simple. All it takes is some common sense from the owner,
just like owning children.

How many times to you think a baby falls before learning to
walk? Would you cage them in fear they may break a leg?
Birds will also bumb into things when learning their
surroundings. A bird that has been fully flighted from a
baby is very agile and can maneuver on the drop of a hat.

Although all concerns for both baby and birds are valid, the
idea of cutting wings to deal with them is just as barbaric
as cutting of your childrens legs.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Flighted Birds......, 1/11/06, by Patsy.
• Re: Flighted Birds.Good for you Patsy intelligence shows, 1/11/06, by Jim.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/11/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/11/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/11/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/11/06, by MKay.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Patsy.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: I am YET to be convinced, and points to ponder, 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: Flighted Birds..Scott/Guess this bird wasn't trained?, 1/12/06, by FYI.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Jim.
• Re: Errors in your comparisons., 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: I'm laughing ALOT, 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: The Reason for Flight is a Happier and Healthier Bird..., 1/12/06, by Patsy.
• Re: Flighted Birds......, 1/12/06, by MKay.
• Re: The Reason for Flight is a Happier and Healthier Bird..., 1/12/06, by to Jim, Patsy, and Scott with love.
• Re: The Reason for Flight is a Happier and Healthier Bird..., 1/12/06, by Oh, the HORROR.
• Re: The Reason for Flight is a Happier and Healthier Bird..., 1/12/06, by hope for the future!.
• Re: I may be crippled...., 1/12/06, by Very Unhappy Bird.
• Re: Still a crappy site, nonetheless., 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: There companion birds not wild birds, 1/12/06, by Lyn.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Blue bird.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: There companion birds not wild birds, 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Jim.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by to Jim.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Jim.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Woops... Really to Jim... My bad, 1/12/06, by Cassie ^_^*.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by MKay.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by MKay.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by MKay.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. MKay and Cassima, 1/12/06, by Jimbo.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. MKay and Cassima, 1/12/06, by MKay to Jimbo.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Bluebird.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds..Scott/Guess this bird wasn't trained?, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Being stepped on is still no reason for flight, bluebird, 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by MKay.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Especially for Bluebird.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by better for children...
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Cass.
• Re: Birds have a right to fly. , 1/12/06, by Scott.
• Re: "Parrots for Dummies" is a great resource, 1/12/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/12/06, by Alison.
• Re: Are you an only child, Scott?, 1/12/06, by Cassima.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Are you an only child, Scott?, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!!, 1/13/06, by Debby.
• Re: You still have no room to talk, Scott., 1/13/06, by Cassima.
• Re: You people are so desperate..., 1/13/06, by Patsy.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Susy.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! , 1/13/06, by Jim.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: You would think so, Patsy., 1/13/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Cassima.
• Re: More flight Info, 1/13/06, by Patsy.
• Re: More flight Info -repost, 1/13/06, by Patsy.
• Re: More flight Info -repost again, 1/13/06, by Patsy.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up the good work , 1/13/06, by Jim.
• Re: What was that crap?, 1/13/06, by Cassie.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up the good work , 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! /Jim, 1/13/06, by Debby.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott/Alison, 1/13/06, by Debby.
• Re: Toilet seats SHOULD be left up!, 1/13/06, by Jimbo.
• Re: Toilet seats SHOULD be left up!, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! , 1/13/06, by to Jim.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! /Jim, 1/13/06, by Debby.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore! o.k. No Name, 1/13/06, by Jimbo .
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! /Jim, 1/13/06, by I am Jim.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!!/Debby, 1/13/06, by Rina.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!!, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flight for Avian Rights, 1/13/06, by Magia.
• Re: You still have no room to talk, Scott., 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up ..you too jim, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up the good work , 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: aviary and flight for cassie, 1/13/06, by Magia.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!! /Jim, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott/Alison, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up the good work , 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: aviary and flight for cassie, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott/Alison, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flight for Avian Rights/Magie...P.S, 1/13/06, by Alison.
• Re: You still have no room to talk, Scott., 1/13/06, by Cassie.
• Re: aviary and flight for cassie, 1/13/06, by Cassima.
• Re: Flighted Birds. Patsy and Scott keep up the good work , 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott/Alison, 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: You still have no room to talk, Scott., 1/13/06, by Scott.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott, 1/13/06, by Susy.
• Re: Couldn't be silent anymore!!/Rina, 1/14/06, by Debby.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Susy, 1/14/06, by Alison.
• Re: Flighted Birds......Scott/Alison, 1/14/06, by Alison.
• Re: Woof., 1/14/06, by Cassima.
• Re: cassima/scott, 1/14/06, by magia.
• Re: Scott about the "woofer", 1/14/06, by Jim.
• Re: Scott about the "woofer"..Jim, 1/14/06, by Scott.
• Re: ...woof..., 1/15/06, by Cassie.
• Re: ...woof..., 1/15/06, by Jim.