wingclipping

Proper wing clipping.
Special thanks to Mark Koenig for taking time to help put together this video.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wings
• birds
• parrots
• clipping
• feathers

[1diamond2009]

Poor bird :( If birds feel threatened in anyway they fly for safety, I think it's cruel to clip wings. Why can't people just shut doors and close windows? I don't understand why anyone would want to have their birds wings clipped, they enjoy flying about!

[carolh]

@1diamond2009 I think it's cruel not to clip. I've seen too many accidents of birds flying into toilets, boiling pots and hitting walls and windows with enough force to break their neck. if you want to take that chance it's obvious you do not care too much for your feathered friend.

[eclipse0019]

Thats really interesting, thanks for sharing :)  If only our birds behaved as well as the 1st one in this clip lol xo

[carolh]

Yeah I know.

Gotta remember we used baby birds, they really have no clue what's going on, well except for the little Meyers lol

[MystikalMayhem]

@carolh Yep that is very true ... my lovebird actually flew into the dog's water bucket and was about to drown .. until i heard a weird noise, went to see and saw her struggling for her life... lesson learned the hard way. Since then its wings clipped. Not taking any chance.

[MAKExITxSHINEx]

:OO

[lemurfan123]

I don't think birds like having their wings clipped and it isn't good for them, anyway. - As @kiliparrot already explained!

[lemurfan123]

@kiliparrot Which is exactly how you explained it in many of your videos. I wish more bird owners would come and subscribe to your channel and watch your videos, they are extremely helpful.

[DJdext]

@koshplappit not exactly correct. Exercise AND diet go hand in hand. A fully flighted bird that eats an all seed diet can have heart disease and many other health related issues. What studies have shown is that being flightless really has minimal effect on health and well being. It mostly depends on the care you give the bird as the owner.  You would agree that a bird that breaks a wing and can never fly again can live a full, long, happy, and health life, right?

[koshplappit]

I can see both sides. It's hazardous to keep birds flightless, and hazardous to let them fly. There is no right answer. Birds just naturally aren't built for captivity.

I have a budgie who was tricky to tame. I clipped her wings and spent time with her. She only bonded to me when I let her wings grow out. Imagine how scary humans are when there's no way to escape! She loves to fly and land on us.

May I also point out, it is proven that birds with unclipped wings that can fly around live longer.

[kiliparrot]

@BaconisYummy456 As much as they are wrong for clipping the wings, I don't think that is choking the parrots. Birds have a calcified trachea and you can grab them pretty hard by the neck and it won't block their breathing. On the other hand holding the belly could prevent them from breathing.

[kiliparrot]

@MissWowaholic Obviously you have no idea what you're talking about. Parrots that were raised in the human environment learn how to fly around the house without crashing into anything. They're not stupid like you make them out to be. They may knock into a few things when learning to fly as youngsters but without it they wouldn't learn. Like a human child they are flexible and built for it. As for fires, open doors, etc.... these are equally a threat to clipped parrots.

[kiliparrot]

@carolh Are you kidding me??? It is cruel to clip the birds wings cause you're too dumb to close the bathroom door, not cook with parrot out, keep windows shaded, etc. I've heard of someone's clipped parrot falling off their shoulder into a pot of boiling water. And when clipped parrots get startled and fly reflexively, they crash into walls or on the floor. There's no excuse for people who don't like birds to buy birds and then turn them into a colorful hamster for their own decoration.

[MissWowaholic]

This is a good thing. and considering those birds were all young, if you want to tame a young bird without it flying away and smashing into things, landing in boiling hot pots or flying into fires, windows, walls, pictures, tvs...pretty much anything that could hurt. then its good to clip your birds wings. Its the same as having a haircut, and its painless and all the feathers will grow back within a few months, and if your bird is very tame by then, you may not have to clip its feathers again.