Birds outside

[rsaskey]

I would like to take my B&G outside for some sun and fresh air. Do you guys use the flight harnesses to make sure your bird doesn't take off. Echo's wings are clipped but I am still a lil concerned.

 

[Lesa1211]

Kia's wings are clipped, but I still harness her when I take her out. I live around wild animals (bunnies, deer, racoon, ect) so I like the harness for saftey. You never know. Your bird make get spooked. With the harness you can get control quickly.

 

[KatherineI]

I'd much rather be safe than sorry, so while I would eventually like to harness train Sugar, whenever I take either bird outside, they are either in a Pak-O-Bird or in the travel cage. Many members here have outdoor cages for their birds to spend a few hours in on nice days; that's also a goal of mine.

 

[triordan]

I can roll my cage out the door, however it is large,bulky and heavy~ I f he is going to stay out longer than me i will take th ecage out. If I am gardening or just hanging out I will use his playstand, or just put him on a chair~ he is clipped and in 16 years has never flown, he can glide down but not up, he doesn't have the muscle

 

[henpecked]

I suggest his travel/evacuation cage,until you get him harness trained. it's tougher to train an older bird but it can be done. I clip my pet's wings ,maybe 100 times in 40 years,I weigh her often and know her pretty well. I can think of 3 times she has "escaped" and i had an ordeal getting her back. Countless times she has spooked and could have had bad outcomes,We've been lucky numerous occasions.I guess you should" do as i say and not as i do". You can't be too careful and there's lot's of unexpected hazards. Another thing ,when taking your indoor birds out into the sunshine, watch for signs of overheating,(panting,holding wings out from body,etc)they're used to a constant cooler temp when in the house.They don't have to be in direct sunlight ,even in the shade they get reflected light,just not as big of a dose. 15-20 minutes is enough to start with. Mine love it after a good wet shower.

 

[Birdman.]

My greenwing has its own branch on a giant blue spruce. There are so many trees around that if he we to take off he is gonna run into a tree.

 

[Chaz12]

Ya took my Yellow Shouldered Amazon outside. She started to sink her claws into my shoulder- nothing like hanging on tight... lol I had the same concerns and we live in the country town of Belle MO.. There is hawks, owls, ect around here, so it might not be the best idea. Perhaps a dog kennel would be better, giving the bird a view of the outside world and keeping him safe from preditors.. A 8 x 8 dog kennel isn't to expensive.

 

[henpecked]

becareful with the dog kennel, wire mesh is big enough for bird to get his head through. Don't want them to get their head stuck and freak out, might get hurt.

 

[MaraWentz]

Honestly, I don't use any harness or cage. She has free range of my house and yard, but is supervised. At first I did use a harness because we just got her, but she isn't too impressed with outside so we don't use it. If you want to have your bird not use a harness work your way up. However, be aware that birds can fly up to 35 ft with clipped wings. I can back this up from experience. I also kida see harnesses as dangerous because if you lose grip adn your bird takes off the leash can get caught on anything and everything.

 

[rsaskey]

I've held her on my hand and took her into the front yard( on my porch) and let her see the cars drive by and stuff. She didn't mind it. I made sure I had a decent grip on her tho.

 

[Conito4Ever]

I take both my Hahns and CAG outdoors (front porch/yard). They are clipped but always supervised and usually one at a time. They love going outside and are not afraid at all. I also go to the post office with the Hahn's perched on my shoulder. The USPS clerk once told me "Our animal policy clearly says that no dogs are allowed so I guess the little guy is welcome" lol.

 

[mxdeanmay]

i use harness take my macaw outside but i have a aviary for them. i got my aviary from ebay.and dont clipped wings my macaws dont try fly if they dont fly in the home they will not try fly outside

 

[MacawGuy]

i do not use a harness. his wings are clip to. but i feel safe that he wont try to fly off. he see cars everyday loud ones to n see dont even try to fly away. but thats me.. everyone is different. yea thats a nice ideal taking the cage outside to but for me it doesnt feel like he has freedom being out of the cage. Everyone is different. but yea i dont put one on him.