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[mahmou2d.12]

i have a baby cockatiel when should i clip his wings

 

[Kiwibird]

Is he weaned (i.e. eating adult food) and fledged (has already learned to fly) yet?

 

[mahmou2d.12]

no he didnt but he is about to learn to eat alone

 

[LeaKP]

Just my two cents, I personally would let him first get his flight feathers. I keep my birds flighted unless there is a safety concern. Make sure your baby bonds with you and by the time he or she is flying, they will fly to you. I have had to clip my birds wings from time to time for training or safety reasons but always allow them to be flighted if possible (sometimes it's not possible tho due to various issues).

 

[mahmou2d.12]

LeaKp i didnt hand feed hem but i did the same with my other tiel and it worked i let his parents feed hem and the once he started eating like an adult i took hem and cliped his wings and we had a good relationship then i had to sell hem after 6years[emoji24] i didnt had any choice [emoji31] after a while he had new wings because his new owner took off the old one and he ascaped i saw hem once and then never saw hem again[emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji174][emoji174][emoji174][emoji174][emoji298]️[emoji298]️

 

[gracebowen]

My tiel wasn't fledged properly and he is having trouble flying. Please let him fledge and fly ffora while first. I prefer my birds fully flighted. My budgies love to fly and have started flying to me.

 

[mahmou2d.12]

really ? but i didnt hand feed hem im gonna teach hem first to step up so i need his wings clipped thanks any way

 

[Kiwibird]

Birds should be weaned (able to eat like an adult) and able to perch before being clipped. I am glad your parents are doing the hand feeding, since it is a delicate task. That's terrible they made you sell your bird and the new owner let him escape I'm so sorry that happened to you and your bird.

On the subject of clipping, they really should be at least allowed to learn to fly first before clipping. If at all possible, it is the best option for them to remain flighted (they are birds), however, I understand not all situations suit themselves to flighted birds. If it is safer in your situation to clip, then just make sure he can eat and perch on his own. Clipping is not the deciding factor between a happy, well adjusted one and an angry, mentally unstable bird as much as many would like you to think. Plenty of clipped birds (whom have dedicated, loving owners) are perfectly well adjusted, social, happy birds. My bird never learned to fly and has been clipped his whole life (not my choice, we rescued him as an adult bird). He has no concept of flight at all, but since he has been in our care, he is a perfectly happy, well adjusted bird despite not flying.

 

[mahmou2d.12]

not my parents

 

[mahmou2d.12]

thanks you

 

[Anansi]

Whether or not you clip is a personal decision, but I just wanted to make sure and clear something up. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though you are under the impression that you must handfeed a flighted bird in order to teach it how to step up and to recall train.

If so, I just want you to know that is not true. You can have a deep and meaningful bond with your bird even if you don't handfeed. And a bird who is fully flighted is perfectly capable of learning to step up and any number of other tricks or behaviors. Bribery works great!

Besides, if your little guy hasn't even fledged yet, it sounds like you have lots of time to teach him things before he even begins flying. I'd taught Bixby to step up and flight recall well before he even took his first flight. It's very doable.

Now, if you have other reasons for clipping, that's between you and your bird. I just wanted to be sure you weren't doing it because of an incorrect assumption. Good luck with your baby 'tiel and make sure to post some pics!

 

[mahmou2d.12]

thank you but the reason is that were not friends yet because he is with his parents i will clip his wings and when we have a good realtionship that i can trust he will never escape i will take of his wing feather so it grows again thats the reason Anansi you said evry thing right

 

[thekarens]

With my linnies the parents raise them, but I handle them everyday after their eyes are open. Some people call this co parenting. I do not clip their wings. It's not necessary to tame and train them.

 

[Doublete]

Also... Any bird, clipped or not,CAN escape.
So please don't assume that they won't fly off when spooked either time.

 

[mahmou2d.12]

thekarwns explain more about co parenting

 

[thekarens]

It's just a matter of holding the babies each day and getting them used to humans. I just hold them a few times each day for short periods at first and then longer as they get older.

 

[mahmou2d.12]

Thekarens my baby is almost a month old can i start teaching hem to get used to humans after he eats like an adult ?

 

[gracebowen]

You can start now if their eyes are open.

 

[mahmou2d.12]

he us almost a month