Buyer Beware!!! (Choose a Breeder Carefully!)
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- It's incredibly important to take wing clipping seriously with whichever source your bird comes from. To learn more about why NEVER to clip a fledging bird, read this: birdtricksstore.com/blogs/bir...
Those of you with clipped birds, flight training can be done as long as the feathers can grow back in properly. Don't give up! Check out my numerous videos on the topic around my channel.
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My breeder refuses to clip wings. He’s theory is, while he can’t make people not clip after they take the bird, he wants them to fledge and learn to fly first while with him. He trusted me enough to give me my macaw while still fledging. We just train him and he’s so happy using his wings.
Love this!!!
@@BirdTricks thank you. He’s still super young hopefully he takes flight soon.
omg I need contact info your breeder
When I got my eclectus his breeder asked me if I want to clip his wings and I replied "no". Then the breeder smiled and he said I did the right thing
it was a test
Aww that’s so cute lol that Breeder is definitely a good one
That's a rare breeder for what I hear
Who was the breeder? I have an ekkie as well (:
I have 2 Ekkies, my boys breeder made me promise I’d never clip him & I never will.
My girl (a rescue) was clipped by her breeder, then the buyer I rescued her from had put her in a small cage & left her outside coz she bit their small child. When I got her she was scared of everything, especially hands. I’ve had her 2 months & she steps up, perches on our hands, loves sitting on our shoulders & loves head scratches 🥰 she’s almost a year old, I don’t know if she’ll ever fly but I pray she’ll try to copy my boy 🙏
I really don't get the whole wing-clipping. Where I am from, clipping a bird's wings is prohibited and defined as animal cruelty. You can get heavily fined if you try and sell a clipped bird here. Americans really need to upgrade their laws and understanding of owning pet birds.
just out of curiosity , where do you come from ?
@@riderpsychopate Germany
@@Namoraslife ok thx
@@Namoraslife I thought to myself (am German myself): dk how the laws are here but I bet you're German and this is Germany
At least we're more reliable in this aspect
Europe is way advanced concerning animals. I went to England longer ago than I want to admit, and was surprised to meet a Doberman with floppy ears and a wagging tail. Just a regular happy dog. (I have a talent for making friends with dogs in public places.) No ear cropping or tail docking there!
Blue wasn't sleeping. She was listening.
It’s so hard to find a decent breeder. They will tell you whatever you want to hear but the reality of what you get is very different. Happened to me recently that I was promised a socialised, hand tamed, weaned baby Amazon. It was so unsocialised it required medication from a veterinarian to settle and be handled as it was damaging the birds mental health to be around us and in a home environment. He’s sorted, happy and very social now, but it cost a lot of money to fix. Not to mention the stress of not knowing whether he would ever settle in to being a family pet. It took a lot of work and taking the bird everywhere to get him properly socialised. This same breeder tried to clip his wings, but luckily he didn’t when we told him that would defeat the purpose of us buying a bird. Not to mention the bird did not come fully weaned (like we were told it would) and it took a lot of extra work to get him where he needed to be - where I live selling an I weaned bird is illegal, but breeders do it all the time to move birds as quickly as possible, but they miss out on vital socialisation time with other flock members as they’re learning to fly and eat. It’s not too bad if you know what you’re doing and have other birds for their companionship, but if it’s your only bird and you’re not experienced in training oh boy. It’s a very tough ride.
The breeder I got my macaw from did the same. However she could fly like a champ even with her wings clipped as a baby (shes's 7 now:). Naturally I don't clip her wings and never will. Crazy to imagine a bird that can't use their wings!?!?!
I know, right?! Birds are meant to fly!! :)
It's so cute how Blue is so content sitting on your shoulder. Even if she was sleeping!
if you are reading this, which you are
have a good day ♡
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Thank you. Double the blessings back to you and your loved ones.
U too mango!
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I asked one of our local pet stores why they had clipped ALL the birds. They stated it was for their safety so they wouldn't fly around the store or go out the door. Wish I'd had a picture of the employees faces when I said regardless of your reasoning it's doing psychological damage and creating a fear in the birds of getting hurt when they try to fly...and some of them may never fly because of what they are doing. That it is more damaging in the long run and very saddening. I wish the US would make it illegal for pet stores to clip these babies.
That is so sad. Here in the UK it’s the same too
Do you know I had no idea about this topic... I thought my Cockatiel didn't fly because when the breeder clipped his wing, damage must have been done and that's why he won't fly... Thankfully I've been introduced to Birdtricks and have a clicker in the post and have introduced veges and pellets etc... Very grateful for experts opinions...
people don’t realize it’s not just the feathers growing back but the birds entire outlook on life that may never recover
I don't have a bird, but I enjoy watching your vids because I am fascinated by them, and by the way you interact with them. Watching the freeflight stories are the best. Just wanted to say. I love seeing your beautiful, healthy family. It's always nice seeing how loving and normal you all are in these crazy times.
Awe! Thanks! Glad to hear you are enjoying the free flight videos! :)
I really can’t wait till they do a cockatiel series because cockatiels can be confusing anc they are the second most owned bird in the world so I definitely think it’ll be extremely helpful to a lot of people!
I have a cockatiel. They are really adorable and easy to read.
I rescued my cockatiel, Rainbow, from my Grandparents. He was never let out, had no toys, and was only eating seed. Fast forward a few months, he's now let out daily, has more toys than he knows what to do with, and eating his chop and pellets! He used to be very aggressive and fearful, but now anytime I walk up to his aviary, he climbs to the closest perch to me and begins pacing in antipation! He loves flying to everyone and sitting up on the fan. I love him so much, and even though we still have a long way to go in our relationship, I'm gonna do everything I can for him. If it wasn't for BirdTricks, he wouldn't be where he is now.
@@derind9191 mine isn’t not all are as easy to read you may have gotten one that was semi tame
@@joanahazmi3467 their crests are one of the easiest way to tell! If it's raised all the way up, they're alert and likely fearful. If it is rested back, they're content, and if it's all the way down against the back of the head, they're aggressive. Be sure to take it slow. Try offering some millet and attempt to get them to step up. Keep your hand far away enough that they won't have to bite to tell you they don't want it, but still close enough that they can step up without a problem. Don't take them out when they step up first thing! Click, reward, and place back on the perch. After they're comfortable stepping up, you can slowly bring them to the door of the cage and go from there. Move the cage to a busy room so they get used to the noise and having you in their presence. It sounds counterintuitive, but it teaches them that the noise is nothing to be feared. After a few days of interacting with Rainbow, my cockatiel, I figured out certain cues and learned when to leave him alone.
Also, don't stare at them. These are prey animals and predators will stare at them in the eyes before they strike. In the beginning of taming, I almost never looked my cockatiel in the face unless he was being rewarded. Positive association is the #1 best training tactic!
@@joanahazmi3467 hahaha "semi tame" she flew every time I opened the cage she was the most wild bird ever and for the first week I couldn't open her cage for her safety. Their crests make them SUPER easy to read their crests go down when they get mad.
super glad you’re talking about this! I personally would prefer if we have heavier regulations in North America for exotic species...it’s ridiculously under regulated. Results in people having the ability to buy birds they shouldn’t and breed birds they shouldn’t!
Totally agree! I think exotic animals in general should only be sold to people who hold some kind of license (after proving good ability to care for the animal). They require so much knowledge and most ppl who buy them do so out of an impulse and end up mistreating or rehoming them because they didn't have a clue what they were getting into. Very sad!
Lame. Regulations always “sound nice” until they exist.
Blueberry is so patience standing on your shoulder 😍, just like my blue budgie.
Growing up my parents had an Orange-wing Amazon, he was NEVER clipped and I never knew that was a thing people even did to birds until I was in my 20s. He was adopted before I was born but I believe he already knew how to fly when my parents got him. He never ran into anything and as a kid I loved to let him out and watch him fly around. Aside from the actual health and mental issues it causes for a bird, it seems so unbelievably cruel to take something as amazing as flying away from a creature born to do that.
When I got my cockatiel, she had three secondary flight feathers clipped. It was a very pointless clip, she could fly just fine. She is now a very strong flyer. If anyone wanted, I could put up a video of her waving and spinning! Edit: its up
@Stupid Pitchfork I put one up, sorry its a little blurry
I need to see it!
I bought my cockatiel from a pet store completely clipped, I mean it looked like a money did it. And they told me how dangerous it is to keep a flighted bird due to them running into windows and mirrors! I knew I shouldn't but her but I did because I just felt so bad. She was young and it was heartbreaking to see her try to fly and just crash so hard. I thought she would severely hurt herself she was landing so hard. She lost all of her tail feathers! Now in the present, she has all her tail and flight feathers back but she's not the best flyer! I work with her a lot and she's doing so much better but not perfect yet! I cant stress enough how important it is to NOT clip your bird. There is no reason too. Its depressing to see an animal in every way shap and form to fly, not being able to. Thank you for this video!
I adopted a two year old Jenday Conure a month ago and right as I was getting her, they said they gave "free nail and wing trimmings" before they give away the bird. These people were shocked when I asked them not to trim her wings, but were also willing to let me have her as is.
I am so thankful that I watched your videos before getting her! She zooms around and lands beautifully. So grateful that her last owner left her fully flighted and that she still is. Thanks for putting all the advice out there or I wouldn't have known.
I didn’t allow my breeder to clip him and thank God she accepted without any issues. I put stickers on the windows when he came home...and yes he did hit a wall one time when he got scared of a toy car rolling but he was fine after a few minutes. Now he’s an amazing free flyer with sick skills. He dives straight down from the sky. Like beak first and closed wings. I have a video of it on my IG. It’s freaky watching him. He escaped peregrines 3 times and that’s all thanks to not ever being clipped. Thank you for informing people and thank you from saving birds from misery.
Our first budgie came clipped, but he clearly was clipped later in life as his flight skills were fantastic once the feathers grew out again. We ended up with a baby from that same bird (and two others we gave with the mom) whom we still have that has never known what clipping is and he adores flying. We've seen him hover, fly seamlessly around obstacles, go up, go down, against wind, with wind, occasionally overshoot his landing (extremely rare), turn about, and more. It's such a beautiful sight and he has never crashed into any windows, patio doors, or mirrors. We are so blessed and love watching him flit around as well as recall to us because he wants to. Such a joy!
I am /so/ happy that I was able to find a bird from a breeder that is fully flighted. :D After 30 years with a bird that never wanted to fly, it's quite a change to train this baby. Loving the experience though.
You are soo beautiful! Berry is also sooo cute!
Oh conure squad! I remember u from the last vid!
I remember u from the last video!
@@fawazshafaat5297 :D
@@SoaringSunshine lol my sun conure loves your icon I also love it too it is so cute!
@@fawazshafaat5297 Thanks!
When my Alexandrines were new, I took them around the house every day, touching their bills to the windows and the mirrors so they knew those surfaces were hard. They were encouraged to fly from day one, starting in my bedroom where they could crash-land on the king-sized bed. They never once hit a hard surface and learned to fly very well with lots of daily practice.
The only scary moment was when a tradesman let our dog in the house (usually a no-no) and my male Alex landed on the dog's head. Thankfully, the dog was more surprised than angry and I was able to remove the bird. After that, we put self-closures on the doors.
Nice! Love this!
I have an Alexandrine baby and I am thinking of starting to teach him where to go/not go. Also I have a question, how do I ensure that if I go outsidw he won't fly away? One more, he seems to be only one person bird and does not go to other family members how to make him friendly and accepting to others?
I was duped in this way. I even had a conversation about her not doing that. When I showed up to pick him up, he was clipped. She didn’t even try to explain, just did it.
We have two awesome budgies... they were both clipped when we got them, and our first one learned to fly very well, even with clipped wings. He has a super outgoing and confident personality :)
Our second one (still unsure of the gender) could not fly well at all with clipped wings, and I think it really hurt his confidence and caused him to be more insecure & shy. He's been molting, and his flight feathers are starting to grow in, and its really made a huge difference in his ability to fly (going longer distances in just this past week) and gaining more confidence... and we've noticed an improvement in his self esteem!!
YES...YES...YES!! Best video! Dear Birdtricks followers. This video is so very important. I’ve never really understood “clipping” the birds wings until now. I knew in my gut it wasn’t the thing to do to a bird. Now, I totally understand. Please listen to Jamieleigh, this information is so crucial for your success on keeping your bird healthy and happy. AND SAFE!! I have a friend who has a mated pair of Green Cheek Conures. She’s had them for years. The cage is very small, and both are “clipped” 24/7! I tried to talk to her. Nope, she’s the expert on her birds. My heart broke.💔😢.
Jamieleigh....please continue to make videos about the good and the bad about anything “bird health”. Everyone needs to hear the bad, even if they don’t want to. Maybe one day, a bird owner will really realize what you’re talking about is really good and right for their bird.
The new standard in care for a cat is, now veterinarians ARE NOT DECLAWING CATS! Hallelujah! Same thing. Cats need all their claws. A vet will only declaw a cat for proven medical issues the owner might have.
Yes, all of us need to hear and learn about the GOOD, BAD and the UGLY about care for our animals.💕💖🕊
Love always, Nana Janet 🕊🦜
Here,Here!!
Back in the 90's I got a Quaker (i was 11 and there wasn't much info on keeping birds available, except for a book at the library that recommended clipping birds) so he got clipped. He never really learned to fly and didn't seam interested in it to me. My sister got a cockatiel at the same time and she loved to fly and did it even though she was partially clipped, which the breeder recommended so that she could fly, but supposedly not gain as much momentum.
When I grew up I moved out on my own and decided to get my Quaker a buddy since he seamed sad about not being with the cockatiel. I got a green cheeked conure and that bird was much more active and excitable then my quaker. He would leap off his cage and parches to come to me, and would launch into the air if anything scared or startled him. He was clipped when I got him, but because of all the flying, and the fact that he would try to leap past the dogs whenever they barked and then end up on the floor in the middle of them I decided not to clip him again. His feathers grew back quickly and he zooms around with ease now, and when he's startled he'll end up on top of a curtain rod or a bookshelf which to me seems much safer.
I think the littler birds are lighter weight, and so don't crash as hard when they do fall so they don't have as negative an experience. I taught my green cheek to fly by running with him on my hand like an airplane, and praising him when he flapped so it was about fun and not about fear
Well said! It always makes me cry to see clipped birds. Don't get a bird, if you do not want or can't care for/offer a proper setting for a pet/family member that naturally flies! It is their nature and shouldn't be taken by a human being
Keeping a bird from flying is like keeping a car from driving.
There are meant to fly! There are birds!!!
I never knew birds could have feather transplanting basically like a hair transplant. That's amazing.
WOOOAH!!!!!! WHERE IS THAT BIG LARGE OPEN ROCK AREA? 6:54 it looks endless!
Love seeing Capri having fun with the birds
All of my birds are rescues/adoptees, 2/3 of them came clipped just because their previous owner preferred keeping them clipped. I don’t hold it against her, but I’m very proud to see all of them being *excited* to fly. Even when they crash, they hope back up like “where to next mom?” And it makes me so proud that even though they couldn’t fly for so long, they’re still trying and learning.
My conure was unfortunately clipped but I successfully recall trained him! It’s true that birds are fearful of flying when clipped and it is a lot of work to get them to fly!
good to here! i’m getting a GCC and all the areas around me are saying they clip the wings beforehand
Totally agree! I rehomed two budgies that went through three homes before mine (from a baby they are about two to three years old now) and they ALL kept their wings clipped. They were so scared to fly. They were scared to land.. they were scared of anything coming to them to help them... I left their wings grow back in.. we started in my bedroom where it was safe and nothing to hurt them gave them treats when they tried flying even if they failed just trying and getting a treat motivated them.. then we started in our office with perches and swings.. now they can go all over the house and they land perfect.. they totally LOVE flying and they have more self esteem and a better personality.
When I got my budgie, the breeder tried to insist that I let him clip him because otherwise he wouldn't stay tame and he might fly away. I had to insist to him to leave his wings alone and that I knew what I was doing.
Now Aaron is my best flier out of my birds, I am so happy he's never had to experience his wings not working.
So glad to hear you say not to clip the wings at the time before the bird goes home. I totally agree. I have learned that it is better not to clip by watching your videos and having a bird that can't descend to come to us.
I agree about terrible breeders, but Blueberry on your shoulder distracted me most of the time, 🤣 I'm so glad you advocate for birds of all species.
My grey had a bad molting combined with incidents that resulted her feathers on one wing to be damaged one by one until she couldn't fly anymore :( Now her feathers are starting to grow back correctly and she kindof learned that for now she couldn't fly until it grows back... i hope when everything will get back to normal she won't be scared to fly, she was really good at it and very confident.
We're helping her "fake-fly" all the time so she still exercise her wings and always encouraging her when she tries to do it alone.. we have lowered every perch in the house too, the vet said to be patient and careful. It breaks my heeaaaart even more watching this video i hope she won't be traumatised !!
So glad you're touching on this subject. A lot of ppl still use "safety" as a lame excuse to clip their bird's wings. More people need to discuss the damage it causes to the animal and promote the importance of training and keeping the birds flighted, as they should be. 💕
Berry is with you alot. Does he hang out with you alot? When I got my budgie I was a very inexperienced bird owner, but I knew I wanted a hand raised bird. The store owner told me to keep up his training by holding him against his will for 10 min. Twice a day. At about day 5 I stordpped because it didn't feel right. It took almost a year for that bird to trust me and he still is a kind of aggressive bird. He also doesn't have a breeder leg band and I think he was too young to wean as well. Poor guy! He is now over a year old, but doesn't act like a normal budgie. I love him and he has a home for life. BEWARE OF PETSHOPS AND BREEDERS
BRING AN EXPERIENCED BIRD PERSON WITH YOU. GREAT VIDEO!!
My baby bird was clipped. It was my first bird so I was not fully educated. All the people I talked to said to keep him that way. He was SO clumsy and I can't tell you the number of times he hit the bottom of his cage hard. His balance was awful. He started to be aggressive and fearful when trying to get him to step up. This bird's confidence was awful. I found your channel about 2 months after bringing him home. Your channel inspired me NOT to clip him again. When he started being able to fly, he was a little clumsy but overall not bad. I covered mirrors and windows when he was out. In a week I saw such a positive change. He was more interested in training. He WANTED to come to us, be near us and hang out. His confidence soared, the bond between us all was SO much better and more positive. PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS WOMAN! She knows what she's talking about. Don't clip them, train them, work with them and your relationship with your bird will be one of the most amazing things in your life. It's beyond rewarding.
I went and purchased two Conures from the same pet shop at two different times. The first time the seller asked me if I’d like to get my birds wings clipped or not, I declined because I wanted her flighted. Got home clipped her some for her own safety/training but let them grow back out immediately which only took maybe 2 months. She has always been THE BEST most agile flyer which intimidated me. Now she stays away from door and windows MUCH better than she did when I got her. The second time I went to the pet store to get my conure a companion, the lady didn’t even ask me if I wanted to clip his wings. I purchased him, minutes later she took him back and clipped him without my knowledge. I was beyond devastated for him, and now almost a year later, he has had no flight feather growth. I’m worried about his development. He will be a year old in May. She clipped EVERY WING FEATHER with dull scissors. He just flops when he tries to fly. I just didn’t understand the logic behind not asking me, after paying so much for him I felt it was a slap in the face. So we’re still patiently waiting for some flight feather action, as his whole body has molted...just not wings. Poor dude has to hitchhike or run everywhere to keep up with my first conure, it’s pitiful.
that's so sad best wishes for the feathers to grow back
Very sad! Hope your baby grows his flight feathers again soon. x
Thanks everyone. Hopefully we shall see some growth soon!
Maybe do some short jumps from a stand with him. It could help to at least prevent atrophy.
Omg,that’s terrible! What I would do to prevent atrophy is hold his feet and run through you house,if he’s comfortable with it,or do what,Kenzie,suggested.
Best of luck! Poor guy..
What I find really saddening is to hear people say they clip their birds for safety reasons but in truth, the reason they do is due to not wanting to put the effort into training the bird at all. Birds are built to fly, they`re the only species that can so not to allow them to is just plain selfish. I`ll never agree with clipping birds as it`s what they are designed to do, fly and I love you @BirdTricks for educating and encouraging bird owners or future ones not to do so.
yes birds are meant to fly
@@gigachad5001 yes
Couldn't agree more. Ppl find excuses to justify their laziness and comfort. They do it for themselves not for the bird.
The three budgies I have were clipped when I got them from the store since there were no breeders near me that had non-clipped birds. Two of the three have grown their feathers back and are amazing flyers, while the third has taken a long time to grow them back, but I saw two new flight feathers on her this morning so I’m hoping she will be able to fly soon! They all have a flight cage that they share and love, so I’m hoping she will get as much joy out of flying around in it (as well as outside the cage) as the other two do!
I don’t have a bird but I think you are talking sense. Thank you. Edit: If it were me I would take it as a compliment that a bird went to sleep on me. Shows how much you are trusted. Just wonderful. May you please take care and stay safe.
"There may be a human in that doorway". Indeed! More than once I've gotten a face full of bird in a doorway. I have a green cheek conure and 3 budgies all fully flighted. The budgies make the correction and fly around my head. A couple times my green cheek landed on my lip :)
When I got my conure (adoption, not from a breeder), he was around 5/6 months old and had been given a terrible wing clip by the previous owner. He couldn’t fly at all and just dropped straight to the ground. He was terrified to even jump onto my hand from a perch. After about 5 months his feathers began to grow back and with about 3 flight feathers on each wing we made ALOT of progress. He was flying really well, getting the hang on ascending and descending, I was very exited and he became less aggressive. Unfortunately about 2 weeks ago I noticed he’d stopped flying and his feathers where in rough shape. He’s completely broken and scuffed up his feathers on one wing which means we’re back to square one. He struggles jumping onto my hand again and the little flying he does try is lopsided and very very uncoordinated. I’m heartbroken for him and have no idea how this happened. To have him doing so well and then go back to nothing has just made him more fearful of flying and very clumsy. As he’s so young (he just turned 1) I’m worried he’ll really struggle again after his broken feathers molt and grow back. Any advice would be appreciated.
I think he might've had a night fright.
I completely agree with you. My partner and I strongly disagreed with the breeder when they said they had to clip our reserved bird/a baby girl Bourke parrot due to safety concern and taming process. They made the point like the bird would fly everywhere and we wouldn't be able to tame her. We didn't believe that the only way we could win her heart was disabled her. It tuned out only took her one day to come around and step on fingers by just observing the interactions between us and our free flight birds.
ON POINT! I have a difficult time selling my babies because I refuse to sell to shops that clip. I have been lied to and have stopped selling to those shops. Deposits are really important though because that’s how we stretch our budget to cover overhead when we don’t have babies. Edited to add: early flight development is crucial and anyone who doesn’t understand HAS NO BUSINESS owning or selling birds.
I got a Blue Headed Pionus 14 months ago from a good and well-intentioned breeder who insisted on clipping before shipping. It took 12 months for the primary flight feathers to come back. Now she flies around looking for me. She eats 2 to 3 times as much because she's getting a lot more exercise. We had her on "suicide watch" for a couple of weeks when she was flying into windows and mirrors, but she's learned not to do that, with the help of some stickers. And most importantly, I just rescued a 12 year old African Grey from a shelter, and he does not like the curious baby Pionus. She is able to fly away when he starts snapping at her, and otherwise I'm afraid she might have been hurt by him. I clipped birds 25 years ago because I didn't know better. I won't do it again, and while I don't think I will get another bird from a breeder, if I do I'll insist on no clipping.
I completely agree with you we should never clip our birds wings, there is no excuse.
Not True and In Fact birdtricks has talked about Specific reasons, VERY specific to clip, there are No absolutes . Usually medical btw Not ever: It makes the owner or stores life easier."
@@AlbertoMartinez765 I know she gave specific reasons but unless the life of the bird depends on it, we should never clip a young birds wings, even if it makes the life easier for the store or owner.
Blue berry is soo cute 💙💙
During our consult you instructed me to do this and the breeder made an exception for me. Monty has turned into a little pro after some crashes. We’ve been working on descending and ascending and it’s been awesome to see him fly from place to place. I’ve even heard him land beak first into the window or mirror and he bounces right back up after I save him. (Saving him at first to build the bond like you did with Bean.).
Yeah... :( We got a cockatiel with a cross beak. They took it in the back to trim the beak down before we took it, and clipped the wings while they were back there. SMH. I had no idea they were going to do that. I should have asked.
They also made the cross beak seem like it will not be a big deal as long as there are plenty of things to chew on in the cage, but to watch out and get the bird groomed when needed. We have allll the chew things in the cage, mineral blocks, cuttlebones, wood toys, natural perches, shred toys, so much to chew on.
But bottom line, he really can't chew on the harder things --loves the mineral blocks and cuttlebone, thankfully. We've had him four weeks and he already needs a trip to the vet for a beak trim. So monthly vet trips it is! I plan on learning how to do it myself but for now, the vet.
I had a chicken with cross beak, I thought I was prepared. Cockatiel beaks grow a heck of a lot faster than the chickens.
I have 2 budgies which I had to give away getting them back soon I'm worried as they were just left in a cage in their new owners house and barely changed their water and food and it is disgusting
I'm so excited to get them back 💜💙💜
I didnt give up my birds its because I was given a mentally and Physically unwell bird who cannot fly she is a ringneck and is doing fine now but she hates hand,I think she does as her previous owner trimmed her wings way to much we didnt want this and told her she is a handful and always runs away which tells me its definitely a fully forced and painful clipping
She still cant fly but getting the love and attention she deserves 💜💙💜
Get everything in writing always, doesn’t matter what animal you are buying..... I breed dogs and when I purchase or home EVERYTHING is in writing and SIGNED by BOTH parties. This keeps them MHS straight and allows for many questions to be answered in writing
Omg blueberry 🫐 is so cute
I don't know if you would technically call this a breeder, but we bought our bird from someone who wasn't expecting a baby cockatiels. Her birds had babies and she couldn't take care of them, so she hand-fed them (didn't clip wings) and sent them to us. Please tell me, Jamie.
I bought a lovebird years ago from a pet store and they clipped her right before they brought her to the register. The person who did it obviously did not know what they were doing because they clipped every single feather and I was horrified.
Getting her home hurt even more because every time she tried to fly, she would hit the floor like a brick. There was no angle of descent, just a straight drop. She tried several times that first day home and then gave up altogether. I was heartbroken for her especially since my other lovebird I had at the time, I had purchased at the same store 2 years prior and they did not clip his wings, he was fully flighted and I could see the envy on her every time he took flight.
He courted her for 2 years before she said yes. (I did not get her to breed but as a companion only, it was their choice and I respected that) They had babies that all became flighted and seeing her babies fly around with daddy made her want to try again but because she had given up trying and had not tried again when her feathers molted, she had no muscles and could not do it. She tried so hard to take flight with them as they sped around the house. So hard.
She never did regain the ability despite her efforts and my own. She wanted it so badly and I could not help her. The helplessness and sorrow I felt for her dreams I remember to this day.
The green cheek you helped me with he learned how to fly with being clipped. The keet is a keet he does his own thing. The plucked chicken goes out a bit and hits the ground. The green cheek finally slobbered kissed me last week and I laughed and thanked him for the slobber totally. Oh and there's been a lot of crash landings without being hurt.
My cockatiels are both flighted now, but my youngest one came to me clipped. The feathers grew back and luckily she flies to me and enjoys flying around. When she flies to me I know she's choosing to be with me and not being forced due to clipped wings. Less chance of a bite too.
As for imping, I save feathers to donate to a rehab center in Sheboygan, WI. I only have small birds, but if you have larger ones and can save an entire set of flight feathers for these very skilled avian surgeons, that will help. Hopefully, everyone has an avian vet near you, or a rehabilitation center that you can send the feathers to, it helps!
I bought 2 budgies at same time from a pet store. They did not clip either before we left, but 1 was partially clipped, the other could fly. Thankfully it didn't take long for the partially clipped bird to grow flight wings, so they both are very good fliers now.
Visited an 'Exotic Bird Store' today and I got bad vibes. Owner mentioned clipping bird's wings among a few other "red flags" and I got the feeling he considered his bird's a commodity.
I am going many places, seeing birds & researching. Trying to get a lead on volunteering at a shelter, but it's 1 hr away & they require several months commitment. I have kids, so a long commitment is tough (when it's a 2 hr drive)
U can adopt birds big and small from bird Rescues
Yes, growing goofs are translated to dogs as well, they’re total gumbies. When I took in my terrified shelter dog at 6 months his movement so sad
I hate clipping birds, sadly the pet store I got my budgies clipped them. 2/3 of them have grown their feathers back, and they can fly well, so only one left to go. I couldn’t find any breeders near me, and I really wanted a baby Budgie in particular so that it would live longer under my care. The only pet stores near me clip the birds, so it was kind of my only option. I’m happy my birds are able to fly well, so the clipping didn’t really have a long term effect on the 2, so hopefully the same goes for the last bird
I am LOVING the sweater, Jamie!! ❤💕
Blue looked so content sitting on your shoulder. So cute.
I’m so glad I found your channel when I did! I’ve been watching for about two years now and had no idea I was doing so many things wrong! Even a lot of the articles I was reading were so wrong. Glad there’s you guys to spread the real info!
This made me so grateful for my breeder 💕
Good info Jen. I have a cat that we got from wayside wayfs which is a animal care place here in KC. We found that the previous owners had had her declawed. Oh my! That is the worse thing that could be done to the poor cat. We have two sun connors and are amazing birds. I don't use the methods yet that you teach to get them to do the tricks but do to successfully teaching them that they don't have to be afraid of me, and they ARE my best friends, they fly to me all over the house but I don't have the ability yet to get them to an outside actuaries for them to play in. I have had them for around 2 and a half years now. and I am so glad that I was able to have them as my friends. You are really good with your birds. So I do appreciate your info that you give out. I am getting closer to possibly getting a large bird. We also have a little blue as well. (budgie that is) He is sooooo brave. And just a little show off. So thanks for the tips.My wife an I are both retired and they are so much of our life now.
Thank you so much for this.
Thank you for this info!!
You guys always have such great information
My galah had one wing clipped when he came to me at 4.5 months. He was determined to fly but kept flying in arcs and slamming into walls. Then at 6 months he flew to his cage, landed badly and broke his pygostyle. This meant it was difficult/impossible to lift his tail to poop. He is never clipped now and flies really well indoors. However he always has dirty feathers under his tail as he simply forgets to lift his tail when pooping a lot of the time - particularly if he is engrossed in something else. He is now 11, so the effect of the injury is long lasting.
My 'tiels were clipped (both wings) by our vet once they became flighted, however it seems that they simply worked hardly to fly - and so have very strong flight muscles. One avian vet clipped my boy 'tiel so severely he could not fly at all for a fortnight (I'd commented how well he flew so she lopped extra off without asking me if it was OK). When he wanted to move he chirped and I had to carry him to the new location. The experience damaged his confidence for a long time. A wing clip for both tiels also seemed to trigger a molt, so it was a waste of time, really. They are now 10, and haven't been clipped for at least 7 years.
I have a lovebird, 2 tiels and a galah sharing the same space when they are out of their cages so they all need to be able to fly well to move away from any bird who is annoying them. No more wing clipping for them, ever.
My GCC came fully flighted as a baby. I am working on getting her to fly more at short distances of course using her favorite snack which can be varied. She's food motivated. I've learned so much from your videos and website. I appreciate all you guys do...thank you ❤
Hey I love your videos I always learn something new when I watch!
Excellent information..... you are my go to people!
Thank you so much 💕
Deana
I recently got a 7 year old Hahn's macaw from a lady who couldn't keep her anymore. I was told she always had both her wings clipped, because 'otherwise she flies'. And don't get me wrong, the bird was well loved and looked after (apart from diet - she was getting seeds and basically whatever she liked the most). I was lucky to get her in between lockdowns and her feathers were fully grown as they weren't able to have them clipped. And I must say, I am amazed how well this little bird can fly. If I'm in another room and she wants to get to me, she is able to navigate out of one room, through a corridor by only hearing my voice. I was not expecting that at all. Sometimes you can see how hesitant of flying she is but if she's motivated to get somewhere, she will.
This made my heart happy that your being so informative to people who NEED to know these things. I don’t have a bird but I love watching your babies & I want to Thankyou for putting everything you do out for us to see 🥰
Oh Capri she’s getting so big , what a talented young lady you are!
Very good advice. Ask lots of questions, over and over again, before handing over any money!
I am a 100% with you. I rescued a male and female African grays. They grown up in a separate cages. So they don’t want anything to do with another bird just with humans. The female lily can’t flight at all. She flip her wings so hard and there is no way she can lift herself up. I guess she doesn’t have enough muscles to fly.
My budgie that passed away a couple years back. Was a great flyer. I would say come on Beaky rime to go fly and he would prepare himself by stretching his wings he knew it was time to free fly. He was such a happy chatty budgie. I sure miss him.
Thanks from Singapore !
Absolutely spot on!!!!!
Our cockatiel was clipped and she did fine. She learned to fly as a baby as her wings grew back in.
Thank you for getting this message out there. I wish I would have known this before I clipped my tiel (the first and only time). The only time that he ever has issues with flying is when he is going through a major molt.
Excellent discussion, learned something's I didn't know. I hope you are able to convince breeders and pet stores not to clip, and what you said about baby birds having an internal clock that incourages them to begin when the time is right. How is Sunny doing, I did see his video the day you and Dave took him for imping (sp?) and it was amazing. Thanks for the upload, see you soon.
thank you for this video, I am getting my baby african grey tmrw.
Birds are amazing. Years ago we had a peach front conure, who's wing was damaged in a cage fall accident. The damage was so severe the vet wasn't sure the bird would even survive due to possible infection. It did survive, although much of the wing no longer had feathers. We found out the hard way that even though that wing wasn't whole, the bird was able to fly well enough to zoom out the back door and disappear.
Omg I missed
When’s the next live video?
Got questions for you too
One pet shop: petsmart will require the wings clipped
Wow good insight Jamieigh
Brilliant full information on clipping and flying. Any news on how Sunny is coping/adjusting with his new wings?
I love Halo. His cuteness and name go well together
I love how you made the point of learning to walk, I can’t believe how far we all have come that it is not absolutely normal that a bird needs to fly and that some moron had the idea of clipping wings and everybody followed. The same thing with cows and their horn. I can’t even believe how selfish this is.... and then they call it love 🙈🥺 so I just want to say I love how honest and serious you take your love for birds 💚
So well said 👏🏼fantastic video thanks 👏🏼 my parrotlets were clipped sadly when we got them, I'm not sure at what age they were clipped as they were 5 and 6mths old when we got them. I never wanted them clipped in fact I always wanted to keep them fully flighted but the man who sold them us never told us he'd done that so we found out once they were home, I wish I'd checked them before but I hadn't had a bird since childhood so was rusty with the buying birds. They still could fly a longer distance than I thought possible when they were scared but his flight would be out of control, crash or drop to the floor, each time I was terrified for them but I waited for the new feathers to come through, he's still not always the best at flying as his confidence took a knock but wow they both do laps especially my little girl, she's much more confident. Seeing birds enjoying flying round is one of the most incredible beautiful sights 😍
well done for changing people's old views on clipping hopefully!
I loved this video! I’ve always been against clipping and you were very articulate in explaining why it shouldn’t be done. I’ve owned budgies for years now (always fully flighted) and then I decided I wanted a cockatiel too. I contacted a breeder and was almost set on getting it until I saw one of his wings was severely clipped. He said he did it for “taming purposes”. I backed out and he got mad (no deposit fortunately). I continued looking and finally found another baby fully flighted. She learned her way around pretty quickly and now she’s an awesome flyer, full of personality.
Ps. I loved how Blueberry stayed the whole time! My budgies are way too hyper to stay for longer than 5 mins :p
I got my budgie clipped from a pet store and I had no idea it was a bad thing at the time. He learned to fly very well. I think he got lucky because I did not have to train him at all