Wing Clipping

Wing-clipping can be a very contentious issue, but Clipping a bird's wings is done mainly for their own safety. Birds can fly into windows, doors, ceiling fans, hot cooking foods and any number of places in the home where they can injure themselves and escaping into the out-of-doors. Unfortunately, escaped birds have little chance of survival outdoors. They face death from a predator or starvation, while at home their owners grieve for their lost pet. Also Greys that are allowed unrestricted freedom in the home often become dominate in their relationship with their owners. The idea of is not to stop your Grey from flying ,but to allow them bird to take short little trips What you want to do is to prevent them from developing rapid and sustained flight and to prevent escape.

When clipping a bird's wings, it is very important that the clip be done properly and that the first wing clip is done only after a baby bird has learned to fly with precision and control. There are two major areas of concern when doing a proper wing clipping; how many feathers to cut and where to cut the feathers. When done properly, a bird will be able to fly a short distance, control his flight and be able to make a safe landing. The primary flight feathers are the only feathers which should be clipped.

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