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[Sonia]

I have a baby lovebird (he can't fly)... but I'm a little worried because when he starts flying I would only have two choices...

or I clip his wings or I leave him in a cage...

but to both of the situations are not very good, because leaving on a cage seems to sad he's such a friendly bird to everyone...

and cliping his wings could be fatal because he could get the fantastic idea of trying to fly up to the window... I live in 4th floor and that would be fatal

Is there any other options? :S

 

[MeganMango]

Im in the same dilemma, its so hard to know what to do. A huge part of me wants to let Mango fly, but I just dont feel its safe. We have a chinchilla who HATES him, and he loves to head right for her when he finds his way to the ground and refuses to leave her alone. I cant lock my chin up just because Mango is in the house. We also have lots of high places Mango could go where we couldnt reach him or keep him safe. Currently Mango's wings are clipped long. The vet left enough that he can glide quite a ways and actually get some height, but he isnt fully flighted. We are going to keep him this way and work toward training him for a flight suit. We also have a big rec room that is currently empty, so we are working at bird-proofing it. Once he is willing to endure a flight suit we will let Mango's wings grow out. Maybe you should look into this as well? It allows you a little control while they are flying.

 

[Sonia]

Well at least I dont have any other dangerous pets to zazu... I dont know what's a flight suit, but I will google it thanks Ps: I haven't take zazu to a vet

 

[Birdlover11]

I think Sonia , you should just clip him. My budgie Pepsi ( his Picture is my user ) got his wings clipped last month by the vet, he can't fly , but he could leap from cage to cage . So he not completely un fly able , so I hope you don't mind a hopping love bird then a flying one

 

[Sonia]

Im afraid that he jumps to the window, and with cliped wings he will fall... So I may lose my bird for birds heaven or he could just fly and save himself

 

[Birdlover11]

Well, before you take a bird out you are supposed to bird proof the room, which means no open windows. It's is highly unlikely a small birds will fly up since love birds like to fly back and forth,not up and down .

 

[MonicaMc]

There are pros and cons to both...

Should you clip your parrot


I'm sorry, but there isn't any one *right* answer, only that flighted parrots are often more physically fit than birds who are clipped.

You can also teach a flighted parrot to fly to certain destinations, but it takes time and patience to do so.

 

[Remy]

Personally, I clip for safety reasons. If your bird's wings are clipped right, he shouldn't hurt himself when he tries to fly somewhere; he should be able to flutter to the ground.

I clip because I want to be able to take my bird with me every place. I take him outside in the yard, and I know he won't fly away.

I think he will be happier with his wings clipped and getting to come out of this cage, than being fully flighted but having to be in the cage all the time. Just make sure all of your windows are closed when he's out, no matter what!

 

[lene1949]

I know when my doors and windows are open, as I live alone... I leave my birds fully flighted, and they love it... When I'm at work, they're in their cages... I just couldn't take their flight abilities away as well as their freedom...

There's got to be some advantages of being a bird!

 

[Aims]

My tame birds are clipped and they can still fly down from the cage etc they just can't fly up. Although my Eckies feathers are just starting to grow back and I am trying to harness train him so I can take him outside. I don't trust clipped wings outside as the wind can still take them if they get a scare and try to fly. I have lost a bird that way... heartbreaking... When a bird is out of the cage in the house, all doors and windows are locked closed, everyone in my house knows that even my 4yr old son.

 

[lene1949]

My tame birds are clipped and they can still fly down from the cage etc they just can't fly up. Although my Eckies feathers are just starting to grow back and I am trying to harness train him so I can take him outside. I don't trust clipped wings outside as the wind can still take them if they get a scare and try to fly. I have lost a bird that way... heartbreaking... When a bird is out of the cage in the house, all doors and windows are locked closed, everyone in my house knows that even my 4yr old son.

That's why I stopped clipping wings... My argument was that if a bird was going to escape, it should be able to fly!

Cory, my corella, had his wings clipped, and he flew off during a gust of wind... I did get him back, but he had been in the wild for a whole week... I was so lucky, that he hadn't been taken by a predator...

He's now in an aviary with my Galah, Echo... and they both love flying around in there.

 

[kc_y0]

Clip his wings or make sure that none of the windows are open when he is out of his cage.