Pet Birds : How to Buy a Parakeet

Buying a parakeet involves visiting a local pet store or bird breeder, deciding whether the desired bird should be primarily attractive or primarily friendly and choosing an active bird who looks healthy. Choose a parakeet, and keep the wings clipped for its own safety, with information from a pet hobbyist in this free video on pet care.

Expert: Cordell Jacques
Bio: Cordell Jacques has worked in the pet industry for more than 10 years, currently working at Huron Pet Supply in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• pet care
• birds
• cockatiels
• parakeets
• pigeons
• pet birds
• parrots

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@GoreyPsycopath

the parakeet wont just fall off your shoulder. If it ever fell its would flap its wings n fall to the ground at an angle. But make sure it's chest wont be damaged because thats harmful. But yeah lol

[YouGotWoodRolled]

I've never had to clip a bird's wings. Just make sure to cover up any windows that it's near or it could fly into them. Other than that, it's healthy for parakeets to fly around your house. If you have kids then it can get complicated because kids have a long track record of being irresponsible when handling small pets.

[GoreyPsycopath]

I'm considering getting a parakeet and I would love to be able to play with it. I am curious about getting their wings clipped however. I figure I should get them clipped, but what if it fell off my shoulder or something similar?

[hDfearless]

if you did clip the wings they do grow back after 6-8 months

[SuperBilly124]

How do u clip there wings ?

[AtomiXStudios]

I would like to train mine to fly to my shoulder and set there ^_^

[OneLittleWagtail]

Clipping a birds wings is like painlessly cutting off a persons legs, leaving them to crawl around with just their arms.

[OneLittleWagtail]

@themike2048 you can tame them without clipping wings

[bridgetxrose]

i loled at 1:28 haha

[sweettart312]

@B4Malfoy is that a good or bad thing?