I think I need to clip my Cockatiel's wings and I feel horrible

[bug_n_flock]

That's about how much I took in my most recent safety clip before moving everybody. Without opening the wings and just skipping the tips of the feathers off. But I think for this particular situation what I would personally do if he were my cockatiel acting like this with this history and this plan, is trim the wingtips like Donnabudgie suggested, wait a week or two so he could adjust, and trim a bit more. Cockatiels are such good little flyers and I'd want him more than a bit slowed down. Not completely grounded drop like a stone and get injured level of clipped, but definitely clipped clipped.

As for nails, yeah you ain't kidding. I'm always worried I'm gonna trim too much. I live out in the middle of nowhere tho, so I have to do all the grooming myself when it needs done.

Rinbird the Einstein teil usually trims his own nails. Lol! He bites them and keeps them a healthy length. I'm very impressed and grateful, he's got jet black nails! I'd hate to nick the quick

 

[Spacey'sMom]

I used to care for lab animals and had to trim mouse nails and teeth. I was confident with them but I just can't seem to safely get a hang of him. I can restrain the budgies if necessary but maybe he's just a bit too big for my hand. Not sure.

I'll try and schedule so I can get more in depth training from the vet.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

One of the problems with nails is that there are 4 claws on each foot and two feet that both wiggle around a lot. Each toenail needs to be trimmed individually without cutting the quick. Mature wing feathers don't bleed and the feathers don't wiggle around.