Wing Clipping Diagram

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Wing Clipping Diagram
Topic Started: Feb 15 2008, 06:25 AM (575 Views)
LauraR	Feb 15 2008, 06:25 AM Post #1
Staff Member Posts: 4,851 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Blue Pied & Green Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	I thought this might be helpful to people considering clipping their parrotlet's wings. This diagram also shows the baby clip sometimes used in bigger or heavier birds. Kev, I know you have a similar wing illustration but I think this is a little different. Posted Image and basic instructions.... Posted Image



Gardengail	Feb 15 2008, 03:47 PM Post #2
Staff Member Posts: 12,687 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Thanks for posting this Laura...if I ever get the nerve to do it myself, this will sure come in handy!



kevinp	Feb 15 2008, 04:00 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 6,016 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Just for anyone that finds one wing easy to clip and the other one very awkward to do, just turn the bird around. If your not sure what i mean, bird held in left hand for right wing Posted Image turn the bird around so the bird is facing towards you and clip the other one. Posted Image



LauraR	Feb 15 2008, 06:24 PM Post #4
Staff Member Posts: 4,851 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Blue Pied & Green Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	Thanks, Kev. I remember the first time I clipped Boo or Pesto by myself, for a minute I couldn't figure out how to clip the second wing! Gail, it's easy, like cutting hair!! Too bad I don't live closer, I could help you! :)



Gardengail	Feb 15 2008, 06:25 PM Post #5
Staff Member Posts: 12,687 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	I wish you did! I would take you up on that offer!!! ;)



kevinp	Feb 15 2008, 07:23 PM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 6,016 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	I had that problem first time i did it, i have seen people put the bird in their other hand and then try and clip the wings, doesn't work that way :)



arabianhorselover	Apr 14 2008, 03:57 PM Post #7
Member Posts: 70 Group: Full Members Member #2,180 Joined: March 4, 2008	Are you saying that Lovebirds, being from Africa, should only have a baby clip? Lisa



kevinp	Apr 15 2008, 11:48 AM Post #8
Administrator Posts: 6,016 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	No I think you will find that relates to the larger African parrots, I'm guessing that a baby clip on a lovebird would make no difference to his flying at all. So IF you feel you need to clip your lovebird clip him as per the diagram.



arabianhorselover	Apr 15 2008, 11:50 AM Post #9
Member Posts: 70 Group: Full Members Member #2,180 Joined: March 4, 2008	That's what I figured. Thank you. Lisa



lness	Apr 15 2008, 07:05 PM Post #10
Advanced Member Posts: 547 Group: Full Members Member #300 Joined: July 26, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Normal Other Birds ? 10 Zebra Finches (and counting!) I live in Florida My name is Laura	Yeah, that thing about the Africans refers especially to Poicephalus which are chunky-bodies but have stubby little wings. You aren't supposed to clip them too hard because they'll lose even the ability to glide and just crash like a rock. We had lovebirds when I was a kid and we had to clip them pretty well to keep them in the room - they can really go when they want to!



kevinp	Nov 7 2008, 05:28 PM Post #11
Administrator Posts: 6,016 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Just to update this thread, when clipping the wings the best idea is just to take a small amount off Each wing to start with and then gradually take more off as you feel the need, the bird MUST always be able to glide to the floor . Never ever only trim one wing this will lead to the bird not having any control and spiralling and then crashing to the floor, this can end in serious injuries to the bird, broken hips, pelvis, knee and leg breaks or even death



trish	Nov 10 2008, 08:03 PM Post #12
trish Posts: 234 Group: Full Members Member #2,882 Joined: September 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have two What colours one blue one green Other Birds ? ? I live in london My name is trish	when they have been clipd how long dos it take to grow back again :question:



kevinp	Nov 10 2008, 08:45 PM Post #13
Administrator Posts: 6,016 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	It depends really the last time I clipped Squeak was I think around June time he has just got all his feathers back now so around four months, although it had no effect on Squeak and did not stop him from getting where he wanted.



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