Im scared for when Lincoln can fly
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yea Maxx has gotten to the stage of when he is out
he has to be right with me and he is getting into everything. you guys are very right no food is safe.lol
I also have decided to keep my birds flight feathers cut due to they will be doing tours of a nursing home this summer.
and if one may get away he would be easy to retrieve I am disabled and I just can't run down a bird now days.
besides I'm worried one may get hurt flying in the house. it is great to have the little birds flying around the house due to the size and
they can still do balls out flying without having to avoid much. the larger birds are another story I feel it a real tease to them to have them flighted
if you are keeping them in an area where they can't go balls out if they want.
he has to be right with me and he is getting into everything. you guys are very right no food is safe.lol
I also have decided to keep my birds flight feathers cut due to they will be doing tours of a nursing home this summer.
and if one may get away he would be easy to retrieve I am disabled and I just can't run down a bird now days.
besides I'm worried one may get hurt flying in the house. it is great to have the little birds flying around the house due to the size and
they can still do balls out flying without having to avoid much. the larger birds are another story I feel it a real tease to them to have them flighted
if you are keeping them in an area where they can't go balls out if they want.
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you know that is a cool name Lincoln. he looks around the same age as Maxx maybe older how come he has yet to fly? I know Maxx was full flight before I brought him home at 22 weeks, he was not good at it but he could. I cut his feathers before bringing him home with the thought will let them grow back after he gets the lay of his new lives. he still can get across the room and he lands on chair backs and such but he has to start from the top of his cage. he has no lift but he can land softly.
Our DYH Amazon is fully flighted and is fully able in obtaining full speed moments after lift-off, near full speed turns and he and I have attempted to occupy the same space at the same time, i.e. a doorway. My memories of the event was first the blast of compressing air as he attempted to halt, everything turning green, followed by a full head feather hug. We now have an unspoken requirement of looking before either flying or walk though doorways. 
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I had no idea you had a plucking issue, it can be stopped but it is a long process. I have watched the gal I buy birds from and she takes in some rescues that are pretty bad. she seems to get them turned around and then she finds them homes. she had a blue and gold McCaw was in bad shape 6 months later the bird growing in good and took to a customer in the store who was not looking to buy a bird but does own birds from this store. and the bird ended up going home with this customer at no charge. the people I deal with are in this for the birds first.
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It was originally just feather chewing so his feathers were really tattered but after I got him I think the stress of the move caused him to start plucking around his neck and chest. I haven't seen anymore feathers on the ground but his chest and neck have no green feathers on them, just the downey feathers. It's been some time since I last saw any feathers on the ground but there have been no signs of new feathers growing in which is slightly concerning.
I hope to get him one of those little parrot hoodies. He's come a long way with allowing me to touch him so I think within the next month or so I would be able to get one of those on him to prevent any further plucking around the neck and chest.
I hope to get him one of those little parrot hoodies. He's come a long way with allowing me to touch him so I think within the next month or so I would be able to get one of those on him to prevent any further plucking around the neck and chest.
The Rb is of course flighted, fearless, and ferocious. After 30 years of experience and creative paranoia, I *THINK* I have a reasonably parrot-safe house, but I still keep eyes ON the little monster. Fortunately, he hates to take his eyes off me so he doesn't wander off. I'm a very untrustworthy hen. I touch other animals/people. I hide green chiles. I steal toys. I pick up phones, cams and remotes, and other forbidden things...
*sigh*
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If you are worried about the safety of your food, I'm sure Lincoln will take good care of it. Personality makes a big difference, my girl is very smart and sneaky, she will always get into mischief if left to her own devices (she makes me smile though, generally it's destruction or holes she looks for). Gizmo although an extrovert tends not to get into trouble unsupervised, unless Pebbles is doing it. I have avoided showing my two the floor or table, and so far they stay off the floor completely and rarely get on the table, so although they get a fair range of the house, I think if I encouraged my two to go on the floor and table life would get a lot more difficult. I have watched videos where someone's parrot walks along the floor and think how cool is that, but then I think of how much more trouble they could get into
When I first got Gizmo home I was going to have his wing trimmed at his checkup vet visit, I didn't end up doing it, and I really think Gizmo is happier for it. I have heard a few people comment on worrying they may injure themselves flying in confined spaces, but they are actually very agile flyers, so from my experience I don't think that's anything to worry about. Gizmo can fly through a partially open door, and even when he comes across an unexpected new obstacle, it is amazing how well he can manoeuvre, or hover in mid air. Pebbles has full wings, but it has taken a good 12 months of flight practice for her to improve (I suspect she either didn't have space to fly in the past or had been trimmed), but her skills are still far behind Gizmo, who I suspect has always had full wings.
I don't take my two out yet (still working on harness training), but perhaps with Maxx being younger he might take the harness quicker? Anyway just a suggestion, I'm not against people trimming, I think it's a personal decision, and of cause your decision when it comes to Maxx, but just thought I would let you know my experience as Pebbles does like flying, but Gizmo absolutely loves it. He does laps of the house, enjoys playing hide and seek (where I will call him, but he doesn't know what room I am in, so he flies throughout the house to find me), etc, etc. Flying has become a big part of his life (we don't have a big house, so house size probably doesn't matter either).
Cheers,
Cameron
. Personality makes a big difference, my girl is very smart and sneaky, she will always get into mischief if left to her own devices (she makes me smile though, generally it's destruction or holes she looks for). Gizmo although an extrovert tends not to get into trouble unsupervised, unless Pebbles is doing it. I have avoided showing my two the floor or table, and so far they stay off the floor completely and rarely get on the table, so although they get a fair range of the house, I think if I encouraged my two to go on the floor and table life would get a lot more difficult. I have watched videos where someone's parrot walks along the floor and think how cool is that, but then I think of how much more trouble they could get intoWhen I first got Gizmo home I was going to have his wing trimmed at his checkup vet visit, I didn't end up doing it, and I really think Gizmo is happier for it. I have heard a few people comment on worrying they may injure themselves flying in confined spaces, but they are actually very agile flyers, so from my experience I don't think that's anything to worry about. Gizmo can fly through a partially open door, and even when he comes across an unexpected new obstacle, it is amazing how well he can manoeuvre, or hover in mid air. Pebbles has full wings, but it has taken a good 12 months of flight practice for her to improve (I suspect she either didn't have space to fly in the past or had been trimmed), but her skills are still far behind Gizmo, who I suspect has always had full wings.
I don't take my two out yet (still working on harness training), but perhaps with Maxx being younger he might take the harness quicker? Anyway just a suggestion, I'm not against people trimming, I think it's a personal decision, and of cause your decision when it comes to Maxx, but just thought I would let you know my experience as Pebbles does like flying, but Gizmo absolutely loves it. He does laps of the house, enjoys playing hide and seek (where I will call him, but he doesn't know what room I am in, so he flies throughout the house to find me), etc, etc. Flying has become a big part of his life (we don't have a big house, so house size probably doesn't matter either).
Cheers,
Cameron
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Yup, once they can fly, your food is never safe again! Hahaha!
As for concerns regarding the possibility of flighted birds being injured while flying indoors, the risk can definitely be minimized by adequate training. Build their skills within the confines of a smaller room, using two adjustable height training stands. Once you've built on their skill set, (Might take weeks or even a few months, depending on whether they were ever allowed to fledge and how much flight experience they have) and you've taken them on extensive tours of the house so they are familiar with every surface, window, mirror and door they may encounter, you can begin working with them in the house at large.
This was the process that I used with Bixby. Jolly and Maya also got the tour, but Jolly was already a fully fledged and advanced flier when I got him, and Maya REFUSES to fly unless she deems it absolutely necessary... even to this day.
Anyhow, here's a video I really love when it comes to showing how well birds can be trained to fly within the confines of a home. [ame="https://youtu.be/NzyZGdMp9kM"]Myth-busting! Parrot Training - Indoor Free Flying - DUCK!! Pet Parrot Free flight Skills - YouTube[/ame]
As for concerns regarding the possibility of flighted birds being injured while flying indoors, the risk can definitely be minimized by adequate training. Build their skills within the confines of a smaller room, using two adjustable height training stands. Once you've built on their skill set, (Might take weeks or even a few months, depending on whether they were ever allowed to fledge and how much flight experience they have) and you've taken them on extensive tours of the house so they are familiar with every surface, window, mirror and door they may encounter, you can begin working with them in the house at large.
This was the process that I used with Bixby. Jolly and Maya also got the tour, but Jolly was already a fully fledged and advanced flier when I got him, and Maya REFUSES to fly unless she deems it absolutely necessary... even to this day.
Anyhow, here's a video I really love when it comes to showing how well birds can be trained to fly within the confines of a home. [ame="https://youtu.be/NzyZGdMp9kM"]Myth-busting! Parrot Training - Indoor Free Flying - DUCK!! Pet Parrot Free flight Skills - YouTube[/ame]
