African Grey parrots are having a shower

African Grey parrots are having a bath in the kitchen sink

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• african
• grey
• parrot
• bath
• kitchen
• sink

[ab00dy0]

They're So Fluffy I'm Gonna DIE!!

[flychomperfly]

@perraru that's awesome!!! yes, recall isn't only for flighted birds--it's great when clipped birds know how to climb down. there are so many birds who don't know how to do something as simple as climbing down to their human when requested. even some birds that know how to fly well will prefer to just walk or play, so that's fine. whatever your baby prefers. most birds love to climb. the larger the playgym with lots of climbing toys, the better. i should get my playgym video up.

[Mauzl]

@flychomperfly It sounds like your grey was way overclipped. The idea is to slow down their ability to fly and to climb in the air, not to remove the ability completely. The water danger is a non issue for me as I don't have large bodies of open water in my house.

[perraru]

Leo, the one who flew out would come to me in the house, but he must have been too excited about being outside to pay me any mind =( He did come willingly of course when I found him in the yard =)

My oldest is 12, but she's never really liked to fly, although when I try to train her, she'll show some interest in flying to me. She'd rather climb/hop down the cage, walk across the floor and climb up my body. She's always been that way since she was a year old.

[flychomperfly]

these guys are adorable!! you can tell how much fun they are having.

[flychomperfly]

@perraru a flighted bird that is properly trained will fly back. i hope you recovered your baby!!

according to the statistics i saw in a vet's office, there are 2 MILLION cats and dogs lost each year -- many of them running out of an open door. we don't clip their legs...we train them. birds need training.

and even those who clip need to train their birds to come when called. thousands a year get in a tree and don't know how to climb down to their humans. don't rely on a clip -- train.

[flychomperfly]

@Mauzl ...and clipped birds can find themselves in a world of danger. we had to get stitches on our poor grey, who clunked to the floor on her keel bone. we know of people who have stepped on birds that ended up on the floor and couldn't fly out of the way in time. plus a clipped bird cannot get out of water if they fall in. there are dangers for both kinds.

[perraru]

I had my baby sitting on top of his cage and my friend came in without knocking and startled him and he took off flying out of the house! I chased him for 2 1/2 blocks before he decided to perch on one of those air-drying clothes racks on someone's back yard and I just noticed you made that comment almost a year ago and probably haven't thought about this since so nvm?

[Mauzl]

Unclipped parrots can find themselves in a world of danger in a human house. We have many things around that if they fly into or onto can cause them serious injury or death.

Thats usually the main reason, as well as making them easier to handle. Its not a permanent handicap either, clipped feathers grow back in approximately 6-12 months.