Behavior/personality change after wings trimmed

Hello.

A few days ago, I had my lovebird's wings trimmed, along with his beak and nails, and since then Yoda is a lot less feisty and more reluctant to come out of his cage. He seems to be a bit fearful, whereas before the trimming he essentially had the run of the room: flying up to the ceiling fan, landing on the blinds, etc. Now, he seems almost depressed.

Have any of you seen a similar behavioral change after your bird has had his wings trimmed? If so, what have you done to help draw him out? How often do you have your bird's wings trimmed?

Keep chirping, and thanks.
L

BirdyBrain said:

Hello.

A few days ago, I had my lovebird's wings trimmed, along with his beak and nails, and since then Yoda is a lot less feisty and more reluctant to come out of his cage. He seems to be a bit fearful, whereas before the trimming he essentially had the run of the room: flying up to the ceiling fan, landing on the blinds, etc. Now, he seems almost depressed.

Have any of you seen a similar behavioral change after your bird has had his wings trimmed? If so, what have you done to help draw him out? How often do you have your bird's wings trimmed?

Keep chirping, and thanks.
L

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What you are seeing is very common and depression is a fair word for how he may feeling.

If you would like to witness a like reaction, take all of the electric toys from a teenage, i.e. the smart phone, tablets, laptop, gaming, etc... Would they express sights of depression, yup! You just took your Parrot's life style from him, depressed, yup!

FYI: Our Amazon is fully flighted and a Free Roamer. Not everyone can do this. Trimming wing feathers is full dependent of the rate in which the feathers are replaced! I can be different based on how many and when.

Thanks, Sailboat!
The next time Yoda has his wings trimmed, I'll request a partial trim. In any event, it's nice to know that he (she?) will grow out of it.

Larry

BirdyBrain said:

Thanks, Sailboat!
The next time Yoda has his wings trimmed, I'll request a partial trim. In any event, it's nice to know that he (she?) will grow out of it.

Larry

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Thanks Larry,

Next time, consider a Presentation (show) Trim! The goal of this trim is to allow the Parrot to have enough Wing Feathers 'To Show Well!' With this style trim, only the inside Primary feathers are cut, starting at the separation between the Secondary and Primary wing feathers and then cutting out and away from the body (always a good practice), but leaving the outside (air cutting) wing feathers in tack.

Warning: There is no clear cut statement as to just how many of those inside Primary feathers need to be cut. Light bodied Birds require more, where heavy bodied Birds require less. Strong fliers will require more, where as new at flying or just regain flight will require less.

I believe in having a professional (CAV or a CAVT) trim Parrot wing feathers. The number of serious injuries from bad Wing Feather trimming is shocking! Just a very short list: Crushed Keel, broken wing bone(s), broken leg bone(s), cut muscles, cutting into the chest cavity, etc, etc, etc...

Also, the hacks haven't a clue how to provide a Presentation Trim!

Be safe out there!

CAV: Certified Avian Vet
CAVT: Certified Avian Vet Tech

P.S. Love your Parrot's Name!!!