First, I don't know any ethical breeders that would 1) sell a bird at two months old, 2) trim the wings at that young of an age. The mental development of parrots in their first two years of life is really crucial. It's important that they not only learn to fly, but master flight completely and are left able to fly for at least the first year of their lives. I avoid bird shows because they want me to trim out baby birds. I understand their reasons, but I am not crippling the development of a bird simply so I can traumatize it by hauling it across the country to be poked at by a bunch of strangers. Now, let me go ahead and add that I am completely against trimming wings. I make exceptions rarely, but it's always on a case by case basis. Now, your Timneh is at an age where he would be learning to do the most important things in his life by "monkey see, monkey do" method. Parrots watch their parents (what they eat, how they socialize, where they fly to, what the dangers are, etc) and stay with their parents for about TWO YEARS, so the idea that a baby is ready at TWO MONTHS is terrible. What you have is a Timneh in the process of learning everything he needs to know, who is already socially crippled by a poor breeder... so guide him... make everything parrot safe and accept that for at least the next six months, he's going to destroy things and explore places... he has no other birds to show him what's acceptable, and therefor is all over the place. He will not stop doing it until he has learned what he thinks he needs to know, so if you cripple the behavior you are just making it last longer... the goal here is to make the environment safer and spend time showing him what to eat, and what to play... he has to learn from someone, so now your it. If you trim him and punish him for this curious behavior he becomes a good candidate for plucking. If you feel you can't handle the socialization needs of a young bird and go the route of trimming him, make sure he doesn't think it's a punishment for being himself (meaning don't trim him right after he does something you don't like). If you trim him, you will have to work twice as hard to meet his social and mental development needs... this is why I don't sell babies until after they have spent time in our rescue and rehab flock. I am sorry if this seems harsh, I am not upset with you, just the person who raised your bird.
