In an earlier post, I described the process of clipping the wings of my parakeets. While I have not changed my view that wing clipping is okay for birds if the situation calls for it, I’ve decided to stop clipping the wings of my birds.
My birds are very much fans of their flying time, and Jessica and I take great care to keep doors and screenless windows shut when the birds are out of the cage so we don’t worry about them flying outside.
Now, when I went to the vet tech to have the wings of my parakeets clipped, and when I clipped the wings of my birds myself with Jessica, neither time did they seem to find it painful or anything. I don’t think it’s wrong; it’s just that I think now sometimes it’s not necessary for some people’s pets.
Overall though I feel good about letting my birds fly around the house.
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