She is like a different bird :( help!

[Oedipussrex]

Because shes quite young (im not really sure how much...)
but i would be inclined to wait until she has mastered flying before clipping her, if you DO need to clip her this time around for training reasons. -Especially if you want her to eventually be a flighted bird...
I don't know how much faith can be put on this information; but i have heard that birds who don't learn to fly till they are older (while they ARE adept flyers) are never quite as good or fit as those who were able to learn when they were younger...

 

[Brodie]

She is, but im not going to take her out till i get her wings clipped in the next few days, dont want to risk an injury. Will update you guys over the next few weeks, let you kbow how progress goes, i honestly think shes going to do fine though, shes slowly coming aroubd

 

[Brodie]

Because shes quite young (im not really sure how much...)
but i would be inclined to wait until she has mastered flying before clipping her, if you DO need to clip her this time around for training reasons. -Especially if you want her to eventually be a flighted bird...
I don't know how much faith can be put on this information; but i have heard that birds who don't learn to fly till they are older (while they ARE adept flyers) are never quite as good or fit as those who were able to learn when they were younger...

I personally dont clip my birds wings, but at the moment i feel this is safest. I agree with what you said but im more concerned about her excessive flying into the walls at the moment orelse i wouldnt get them cut, id rather be able to wait till she learnt to fly, but at the moment i dont think leaving her wings unclipped will help my situation much, i cant work with her when all she does is fly away potentionally injuring herself.
Also, whats everyones oppions on microchipping??

 

[kc_y0]

I think you are doing the right thing, its for her safety. She will be fine
I have wondered about microchipping myself, seems like a good idea. But I am unsure on how safe it is, I don't have enough info or know anyone here who has done it!

 

[Brodie]

My boyfriends mum is good friends with the ceo of microchipping in Australia im waiting on him getting bsck to me about weather of not its okay to microchip birds. I was.wondering the same thing, is it safe and whats the procedure if anyone knows? Im worried because unlike dogs and cats, birds pluck feathers; is she going to pick at it?
Ill get back to.you guys when i find out some more details!
Sitting here writing this, and shes pulling her food bowls out, throwing her food all over.the floor and playing with it... Thanks for the mess scarlet...lol

 

[BarkleyLoves]

My boyfriends mum is good friends with the ceo of microchipping in Australia im waiting on him getting bsck to me about weather of not its okay to microchip birds. I was.wondering the same thing, is it safe and whats the procedure if anyone knows? Im worried because unlike dogs and cats, birds pluck feathers; is she going to pick at it?
Ill get back to.you guys when i find out some more details!
Sitting here writing this, and shes pulling her food bowls out, throwing her food all over.the floor and playing with it... Thanks for the mess scarlet...lol

I have been wondering about this too. Please do post an update when you can. Looking forward to it.

 

[Pedro]

Microchipping:

Trust me it is very unlikely that Scarlett will hurt herself trying to fly. The reason she is so un cordinated is because she hasn't had the chance to learn to fly at the breeders. Poor baby. Yes they do bump into things but if drapes are pulled across windows she will learn to land correctly. Don't fear she will break her neck it is almost impossible for a parrot to sever their spinal cord. This is because of the S shaped neck. If they die on impact it is most likely of a brain bleed.

When clipping her wings make sure only enough flight feathers are clipped so as she can safely glide to the floor & land on her feet. If to many flights are clipped she does risk being injured. Can easily hit hard surfaces & split the skin on her brest bone or the vent.

 

[Oedipussrex]

Also, whats everyones oppions on microchipping??

My boyfriends mum is good friends with the ceo of microchipping in Australia im waiting on him getting bsck to me about weather of not its okay to microchip birds. I was.wondering the same thing, is it safe and whats the procedure if anyone knows? Im worried because unlike dogs and cats, birds pluck feathers; is she going to pick at it?
Ill get back to.you guys when i find out some more details!
Sitting here writing this, and shes pulling her food bowls out, throwing her food all over.the floor and playing with it... Thanks for the mess scarlet...lol

from the reading i have done i thought it was safe and okay on medium-larger birds simply because of the size of the chip, which i think they are still trying to develop smaller. (and i think these were in america, i have no idea what the situation is in australia, because there wasn't any information)
That said i still didn't really think it was worthwhile paying for, because when i checked- there were a few different brands you could get, which all needed different scanners, and because it isn't much of a 'thing' yet, the odds of a vet or rescue having the correct scanner, coupled with the odds that some people wouldn't even think to scan a bird - it might not even be helpful in the event they got lost. At the moment i didn't think it was far along enough to invest in anyway...

As pickle will be inside for most of his life now and not flighted at all i don't think it really apply to me as a concern anymore...

 

[wolf0994]

my vet recommended it. He says he puts it in the breast meat tissue and it doesnt appear to impact or bother the bird.

 

[Eclectica]

Hi Brodie, first and foremost, congrats on getting a new baby!!!! They are very different from the normal but very rewarding in the long run.

Questions I just like to ask about her:
- Where is her cage situated?
- Where in the room is it situated?
- Are there other birds with her in the room?
- What time of day do you spend time with her?
- Can she fly?
- Does she have a radio/ tv in her room?
- How busy is her area where she is placed?

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to see if I could give you some pointers, as I had kinda the exact same problem with my Kodie when I first got him at 4 months. He is 6 years old as of June.... Please do not be alarmed at the moment, I wanted to trade him almost 5 times before he was a year old, was my first big parrot, even after doing homework on him I still had a lot of battles.

BTW his new thing he has against me is him being touched. He HATES my hands....
Brother and mother can hold him and touch him, even if he is my bird, lol.

As for microchipping...Its not really necessary as most birds from a breeder are closebanded, and have a unique breeders code on it which will trace it back to the breeder, or if the breeder stopped breeding, to the club where the breeder was first registered. I have heard that microchips "get lost" in birds.