kiwination
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Hello
so my meyers, dotty, has had her wings clipped since ive gotten her and her wings are starting to grow back (yay!). but there is one problem:
before i made a post about this awhile ago and it turned out she broke a flight feather. she was fine and actually didnt even bleed or anything. we went to go take it out and after that she was fine and the groomer said that the follicle seemed to look heathy and no signs of infection or damage. now she broke another one... on the same wing...
this time though i dont think its going to be as easy because you can actually see the blood in the feather still and it hasnt fully grown in i think.
My question is: is this a common thing to happen when they are previously clipped? should i just keep her clipped for this reason?
I dont know how she keeps doing it. last time i think she just fell in a bad spot, but now im starting to think other things are going on. do you think she isnt use to having feathers there and they bug her? or she is trying to pluck them? i give her lost of toys and i of course spend a ton of time with her. i cant even leave the room without her trying to follow me lol. she has been a little hormonal lately. is it because she has never fledged and doesnt understand what these things are growing out of her? lol
pls share your thoughts!
also about her being flighted, i know that i will train her even if i never ever plan to free flight a small bird like her, but im still alittle unsure on how to actually teach them to fly. does it eventually come to them? ive heard of some birds ( especially the larger ones) never want to fly. is this a big possibility? if so i may just keep her clipped for her own safety and comfort.
so my meyers, dotty, has had her wings clipped since ive gotten her and her wings are starting to grow back (yay!). but there is one problem:
before i made a post about this awhile ago and it turned out she broke a flight feather. she was fine and actually didnt even bleed or anything. we went to go take it out and after that she was fine and the groomer said that the follicle seemed to look heathy and no signs of infection or damage. now she broke another one... on the same wing...
this time though i dont think its going to be as easy because you can actually see the blood in the feather still and it hasnt fully grown in i think.
My question is: is this a common thing to happen when they are previously clipped? should i just keep her clipped for this reason?
I dont know how she keeps doing it. last time i think she just fell in a bad spot, but now im starting to think other things are going on. do you think she isnt use to having feathers there and they bug her? or she is trying to pluck them? i give her lost of toys and i of course spend a ton of time with her. i cant even leave the room without her trying to follow me lol. she has been a little hormonal lately. is it because she has never fledged and doesnt understand what these things are growing out of her? lol
pls share your thoughts!
also about her being flighted, i know that i will train her even if i never ever plan to free flight a small bird like her, but im still alittle unsure on how to actually teach them to fly. does it eventually come to them? ive heard of some birds ( especially the larger ones) never want to fly. is this a big possibility? if so i may just keep her clipped for her own safety and comfort.