Pixel - silly boy

[Wikidnik]

So, after a full day spent trying to get Pixel out of a tree, yes, my 9 week old IRN decided to fly around the kitchen and out the door that someone left open and up into the highest tree in our yard. I didn't know if i was angry, frustrated, sad or impressed.

We eventually managed to get him at 7pm, by clinking in his food bowl, poor bird didn't know how to land low enough and would swoop down then decide to go up again. EVENTAULLY landed in a tree on the lower branches where we could get him.

now, I don't know what to do. Husband says clip the wings, yes, I can, but he will still fly if he really wants to, and he seems to enjoy flying. lol.. Clipping one wing is unfair, and unbalanced. Asking everyone to keep doors closed isnt going to happen.

What would you guys suggest I do? In you experience.

 

[LordTriggs]

keep the doors closed, lock em if you have to and walk around with the keys on you if that's what it takes. Clipping the wings like you say won't stop it and in a situation where they get out they can't fly as well as a bird with all feathers intact, combine the fact Ringies can have a bad reaction to a clip. clipping one wing isn't just unfair, it's straight up dangerous, ever seen a plane lose a wing? Never ends well for those on board. I wouldn't ask, I would tell them what's going to happen and if they don't keep the doors and windows all shut then locks will be appearing on the door and the keys will be kept hidden from everyone else

 

[Kiwibird]

It will have to be a concerted effort at first, but all bird homes have to get used to always being aware of open windows and doors and making sure the bird is safely in it's cage if a door or window is to be open. Everyone, adults and children need to get in the habit of closing the door every time the come in or out and checking first if the bird is out. Until everyone is in a good habit, I would suggest you keep your bird caged except at times you've done a thorough sweep of the house to ensure there are no points of escape and that everyone is aware he's out and to not open anything up until he's back in the cage. The other alternative would be to let him have out of cage time in a room shut off to the rest of the house and no one allowed in or out until he's safely put up. You've gotten extremely lucky twice now. Don't push your luck, push your family and yourself to make a safer home environment for Pixel

 

[GaleriaGila]

Agreed, agreed, with the above advice!

 

[Wikidnik]

It will have to be a concerted effort at first, but all bird homes have to get used to always being aware of open windows and doors and making sure the bird is safely in it's cage if a door or window is to be open. Everyone, adults and children need to get in the habit of closing the door every time the come in or out and checking first if the bird is out. Until everyone is in a good habit, I would suggest you keep your bird caged except at times you've done a thorough sweep of the house to ensure there are no points of escape and that everyone is aware he's out and to not open anything up until he's back in the cage. The other alternative would be to let him have out of cage time in a room shut off to the rest of the house and no one allowed in or out until he's safely put up. You've gotten extremely lucky twice now. Don't push your luck, push your family and yourself to make a safer home environment for Pixel

Thanks Kiwi. When was I lucky the first time? Yesterday was extremely lucky yes, it could have ended very differently.

He is only allowed out when I am there. His cage is locked. But yes, now that he is flying, I will have to treat everyone as clueless. Lol


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[FlyBirdiesFly]

Agree with all advice given above. Birds can still escape with clipped wings, especially on a windy day or if a few flight feathers have grown out. Lock doors, and every time you open them, think to yourself, where is Pixel? She should be caged if unsupervised. Clipping wings is just not fair to a bird who loves flying, in my opinion.

 

[Silverstone205]

Since we got our birds, we mostly get out to the front attached garage. Even friends get in or out that way if one birds don’t like to get back into his cage. We also have windscreens on all windows.

 

[Wikidnik]

Since we got our birds, we mostly get out to the front attached garage. Even friends get in or out that way if one birds don’t like to get back into his cage. We also have windscreens on all windows.

I have told my husband I want screens up in the room he is mostly in, just so we can get some air flow.

 

[Theone]

I would prefer to be careful too cause I am against clipping a bird's wing. I am glad you got pixel back.

 

[Flboy]

Never clip just one side! Also, IRN’s don’t do well clipped!
Even if I am home alone, I lock all doors if JoJo is out!

 

[itzjbean]

If he's mostly in one room I love the idea of curtains to go over open doors. Screens on doors/windows also great and can be closed while outside air coming in.

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

I have the sleeves on my fid's arms shortened twice a year. Amy is allowed to get her long sleeves in winter,because she doesn't go outside,plus she was never fledged and does not know how to fly ( We are working on that now,with a harness to come in near future.)
BB has long sleeves. He was clipped when I got him from the breeder and I'm letting him learn to fly. Even though he can fly,he prefers to walk/run to me.
We (Amy,BB,and I live alone) NEVER have doors open! Anyone who visits ( "Uncle Joe" or "Uncle DJ") close the doors behind them immediately.

When I was "new" to the world of parrots,and Smokey (TAG) was with us,she was clipped also.
One beautiful summer day Smokes and Amy went outside. Smokey WAS clipped,but had just gone thru a moult and had two long sleeves on each arm.
I went to pick her up from being on the grass,but she had other ideas,and did a flapflapflap..and that bird got about two feet off the ground and FLEW from the back yard,across the road,and crash landed in a small shrub at the end of the neighbors driveway..with another neighbors CAT in fast pursuit!
( The feline had come out of the bushes in the other neighbors front yard and I didn't know it was there)
I screamed and scared the !@#*&() cat away and ran and rescued Smokes.
Clipped or not,she never went back outside unless she was in a carrier or cage.

You were lucky! We have a member (TexasWade) who lost Dusty,his wonderful cockatiel the same way you lost his. Dusty was in Wades bedroom,and Wade opened his front door for some reason,and Dusty just took off from the bedroom and out the front door,never to be seen again.



Jim

 

[BelindaFloyd]

With the flies, mozzies and my 2 indoor cats, doors HAVE to be closed. All windows and door are screened and heaven help the person who lets a gecko inside. Good luck changing the behavior patterns in the house. No more running off to join the circus for Pixel.