Clipping Wings?

[Roman]

Yup...wanna guess what his middle name is? You guessed it...Oven Stuffer! It is a good thing to clip their wings especially if they are allowed out of their cage. They can hit ceiling fans, or fly right out the door, Perdue almost made it in to a pot of boiling water, so that's when I decided it would be a good time for clipping. Perdue turned 26 last June. He's my Baby!!

[RareBreed]

My brother had a cockatiel and then found a stray one near his house (must have escaped from it's house). Anyway, the stray was harrassing my brother's bird and his bird ended up drowning in their hot tub. I don't know what my brother did to the stray upon seeing that but I'm sure it wasn't pretty.

Our day-care lady has birds and last year, one of hers died. She told the kids that he flew out the door and was never seen again. My youngest still believes that to this day even though I tell him what really happened. He still insists that one day the bird will come back to her house.

[mAlice]

Originally Posted by ICit

.... you are not that old

and you are right.... those who wont or are uncomfortable about trimming nails maybe shouldnt take part in that either.

and trimming dogs/cats nails isnt that hard at all!!

Clipping wings is really no different than clipping dog and cat talons. Speaking of talons, bird talons need to be trimmed, too.

[ICit]

Originally Posted by mAlice

Clipping wings is really no different than clipping dog and cat talons. Speaking of talons, bird talons need to be trimmed, too.

true....

but I know how the OP feels about trimming her own dogs nails.

and very true about their talons.... and we have had a few that needed their beaks tweaked as well

[mAlice]

Originally Posted by ICit

true....

but I know how the OP feels about trimming her own dogs nails.

and very true about their talons.... and we have had a few that needed their beaks tweaked as well

I don't know what you mean by 'we', but beak trimming should only be performed by a vet. Additionally, there can be underlying health issues with an overgrown or malformed beak.

[ICit]

Originally Posted by mAlice

I don't know what you mean by 'we', but beak trimming should only be performed by a vet. Additionally, there can be underlying health issues with an overgrown or malformed beak.

sorry... yes I worked at the vet ... and "we" was me as the tech and the vet.

[Roman]

My Parrot has to have his Beak done too, as well as the nails. His upper Beak cris-crosses the lower beak, so the Doctor has to put a notch in the upper so that the lower beak will go in to those notches, making the beak stay in line. A Birdie form of having Braces. I have concrete type perches of different sizes in his cage, so his nails only have to be done maybe once a year, if that.

[SoMDGirl42]

Originally Posted by Roman

My Parrot has to have his Beak done too, as well as the nails. His upper Beak cris-crosses the lower beak, so the Doctor has to put a notch in the upper so that the lower beak will go in to those notches, making the beak stay in line. A Birdie form of having Braces. I have concrete type perches of different sizes in his cage, so his nails only have to be done maybe once a year, if that.

I have four different type perches in his cages that are supposed to help keep his talons trimmed and I have some "lava" looking things and some other things that are supposed to keep his beak trimmed. I read that most birds won't require their beaks to be trimmed unless it's sick or has other issues. If his toe nails need trimmed, I'll have them done when he's ready for his wings.

Thanks for the advice. We are new to the bird world. I'm currently reading three different books on birds It's great reading for the 7 year old. She puts the bird on his playgym and sits and reads him books every night. He nibbles on his lava rock while she reads, then feeds him his fresh green parsley and cheerio snack. They are bonding well together.

[SoMDGirl42]

Just an FYI in case anyone ever needs this info, I just called All Kinds. The girl that answered the phone had to talk with Dr. Adam to find out if the bird needed an exam before getting his wings clipped. Dr. Adam said no, the bird does not need an exam and the clipping is $20.50. You do need to make an appointment to have it done though.

[PrepH4U]

Originally Posted by SoMDGirl42

Just an FYI in case anyone ever needs this info, I just called All Kinds. The girl that answered the phone had to talk with Dr. Adam to find out if the bird needed an exam before getting his wings clipped. Dr. Adam said no, the bird does not need an exam and the clipping is $20.50. You do need to make an appointment to have it done though.

Just for your info he is really good with birds. For the first initial exam he takes almost an hour to get to know the bird and to talk about any issues you may be having. He also gives you a lot of good advice and tips.