The consequences of clipped wings

We had to Clip our Quaker because he was creating a serious mess with our house... and he wasn't really trained properly to know his place... this way, we did train him while his wings started growing back. AND FOR THOSE WHO SAY THAT IT'S LIKE THE SAME THING AS CUTTING OFF SOMEONE'S FEET, WELL, THINK AGAIN...... THIS WORLD IS NOT A PRETTY FLOWER SO GET OVER IT!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Quaker
• Parakeet
• Sitting
• Together
• Friends
• Happy
• Clipped
• Wings
• Funny
• bird
• birthday
• birds
• change
• wind
• downhill
• snow
• hunting
• aquarium
• winter
• color
• happy birthday
• flying
• duck
• parrot
• kite
• colors
• changing
• ducks
• colour
• guard
• earth
• wildlife
• dust
• colours
• fish

[cockatiel832]

how do i know that one of my cockatiel are a boy or a girl

[igorbukhantsov]

@cockatiel832 Light colour(dull)yellow and red cheek patches and white fleck markings in the tail feathers(a bit like the marking in a pheasents tail)indicate that this is a female bird.

Males have vivid ornage/red markings on bright yellow cheek patches, any white markings on the wings and tail will be solid. grinding his beak just sugests that the bird is trying to mimic sounds, Hens will do this as well as the cockbird

[wrtavares]

those guys are adorable.. Wing clipping is for the safety of the bird. It is NOT equal to removing a human leg. Feathers do grow back. Its does not hurt the bird mentally or physically. With its wings clipped the bird has a better quality of life being able to get out of the cage without flying into walls or ceilings or accidentally out the door where it could be hit by a car or attacked by a cat among other things. Bird owners are dedicated to the health and happiness of their beloved bird.

[igorbukhantsov]

@Pookspoons get a life,my bird did not suffer from deppression, he was always around me, he would talk to me, shake my head when i would shake it... his life was wonderful... THere's not enough room in the house for him to fly safely... that's why we clipped him, and his previous owner had him in his basement for like a year, had him all dirty... We gave this bird a happy life, he even got a parakeet friend (which actually fed him from his own mouth)... probably thought he was still little

[4RC71CM4N]

Tell me where you live and I´ll bondage your Legs for about two months so you can get over it freak!

[linnieworld]

@summoora

The problem is that clipping of wings is allowed in many so called "civilized countries". In my country it's animal abuse to mutilate a healthy bird. And that's good! The consequence is that bird holders are forced to decide if they really want an animal with wings or not. Sometimes it is better to renounce! My advise: People should not own birds if they have no idea how to keep them! Amen.

[summoora]

@xoxoDayDreamingxoxo Birds weren't made to be pets, so your whole premise is a little off-center. Birds are never safe around cats, inherently, because cats have bacteria in their flora that are harmless to them and deadly to birds. Even a friendly batting with no claws can be dangerous for that reason. Birds that have mild clippings (4-6) flights on each side can glide, just not attain lift, and still have good balance.

[summoora]

@linnieworld Clipping is sometimes done to achieve an attitude adjustment, or to assist in training, but the main goal is to keep the bird from attaining enough lift to escape or seriously injure itself in a panic. If someone has a flight or has managed the perfect bird-proof house with a kitchen that has a closeable door and can always remember to keep all off-limits areas closed while the bird is out, it is safer to clip a few flights on each side.

[KopaXTani]

I meant 2 of my favorite. Whoops.

[KopaXTani]

Aww! The Quaker spooked the budgie! Lol! So cute! 2nd my favorite breeds of birds!

[Scarlinko]

I agree with your clipping of the wings. Most people don't realize what it is like to have winged animals and how dangerous it can be for them. If they will not come back to you when called and land on your hand or arm, then they should be clipped. I have friends that have lost birds because they refused to clip them because it was "cruel". It is very resposible of you to do it. Most birds who fly away never come back and probably die because they never learned to fend for themselves.

[wordmatthew]

It is an adjustment for the bird for the first day or two, but after that they're use to it. I keep my 'tiel's wing feathers clipped and he loves coming to me and riding my shoulder and playing on the playstand. He has the funnest time! I believe that he thinks he's a human! lol

It is for his benefit, too. I have a huge mirror that could easily play tricks on his eyes and cause serious injury or death. He's perfectly fine with clipped wing feathers.

[Justinian43]

i prefer full wings but sometimes you need to clip their wings, one day my parakeet almost flew into the stove to perch! He's very curious and loves to try our food, i assume he wanted to try the food from the pot, good thing he changed course in the last second or my heart would have dropped.

[linnieworld]

@BudgieFace11

Thanks.