Clipped or not clipped?
I know that there has been so much debate on clipping bird’s wings or not clipping a bird’s wings.
Here I am only giving you my opinion and my reasons
I am absolutely against clipping wings.
I do not think badly or hate owners who do clip I just get confused why they clip in first place.
Like many first time owners I didn’t know any better, I thought clipping bird’s wings was an excellent idea. I thought now my bird won’t be able to fly away, fly into windows now I have limited the chances of my bird getting hurt. Now I think how stupid that sounded. It’s like. Hey, why don’t I chop off your feet so you don’t run into the window.
Bird’s use their wings to escape danger. What if a cat or dog or any pet comes along and your bird is within its reach? Normally your bird will just fly to safety no harm done. But if it can’t fly, it just bait, a colourful crippled song bird. As for birds not being able to fly away if it’s wings are clipped, that is false, absolutely false, you just need a little gust of wind and that is quite enough momentum for your bird to take off.
For example my first bird, my cockatiel had be severely clipped (not by me by the pet shop because I asked for a clipped bird) I took him outside with me because I thought it would be impossible for him to fly. Wrong. A bit of wind came along, so soft only a breeze, just ruffled my hair slightly, but it was enough for my severely clipped cockatiel to fly off and land in a very tall tree at m neighbours house. Tiny gust of wind only enough to ruffle my hair a little bit, yet my clipped bird could still use to gain momentum. So don’t know where that rubbish came from about clipped birds not being able to fly.
Anyways, a beautiful creature came into your life with wings to fly, do not take advantage of it and take away its right to be a bird. And you can teach your bird so many thrilling flying tricks, its great fun having a flighted bird
Plus, a clipped bird is always going to bite more and harder than a fully flighted bird. Thats because flighted birds know that they have a choice to co operate with you or not and that their owners respects that which makes them happier and willing to co operate. I did not lose my cockatiel because he flew back down to me. I never took him outside without a restraint again. In the house I taught my cockatiel to fly again, oh and let me tell you, he became a happier, friendlier and more intelligent bird. And it makes me so happy to see how beautiful he looks in flight.
Whatever I say, whatever you read, naturally the final decision is yours, clip or not clip. Just make it right and when you do make your decision, hopefully you have the birds happiness and wellbeing in mind not just your own.
I know that there has been so much debate on clipping bird’s wings or not clipping a bird’s wings.
Here I am only giving you my opinion and my reasons
I am absolutely against clipping wings.
I do not think badly or hate owners who do clip I just get confused why they clip in first place.
Like many first time owners I didn’t know any better, I thought clipping bird’s wings was an excellent idea. I thought now my bird won’t be able to fly away, fly into windows now I have limited the chances of my bird getting hurt. Now I think how stupid that sounded. It’s like. Hey, why don’t I chop off your feet so you don’t run into the window.
Bird’s use their wings to escape danger. What if a cat or dog or any pet comes along and your bird is within its reach? Normally your bird will just fly to safety no harm done. But if it can’t fly, it just bait, a colourful crippled song bird. As for birds not being able to fly away if it’s wings are clipped, that is false, absolutely false, you just need a little gust of wind and that is quite enough momentum for your bird to take off.
For example my first bird, my cockatiel had be severely clipped (not by me by the pet shop because I asked for a clipped bird) I took him outside with me because I thought it would be impossible for him to fly. Wrong. A bit of wind came along, so soft only a breeze, just ruffled my hair slightly, but it was enough for my severely clipped cockatiel to fly off and land in a very tall tree at m neighbours house. Tiny gust of wind only enough to ruffle my hair a little bit, yet my clipped bird could still use to gain momentum. So don’t know where that rubbish came from about clipped birds not being able to fly.
Anyways, a beautiful creature came into your life with wings to fly, do not take advantage of it and take away its right to be a bird. And you can teach your bird so many thrilling flying tricks, its great fun having a flighted bird
Plus, a clipped bird is always going to bite more and harder than a fully flighted bird. Thats because flighted birds know that they have a choice to co operate with you or not and that their owners respects that which makes them happier and willing to co operate. I did not lose my cockatiel because he flew back down to me. I never took him outside without a restraint again. In the house I taught my cockatiel to fly again, oh and let me tell you, he became a happier, friendlier and more intelligent bird. And it makes me so happy to see how beautiful he looks in flight.
Whatever I say, whatever you read, naturally the final decision is yours, clip or not clip. Just make it right and when you do make your decision, hopefully you have the birds happiness and wellbeing in mind not just your own.