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Is that varnish or stain?

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9Mindlessly cool game 27i wait breathlessly 31Oh, the suspense is killing me

I use it. It is fine. Remember to use it 3 times - one week between each use. :boogie:

Yes, Daz, I have cockatiel suffering lifelong consequences of a bad wing trim. His hard landings split his vent to the bone. His tail is now immobile and he cannot clean it. Fortunately, he now has a doting mate who does it for him. When you first get a wing trim, just a few of the primary flight feathers should be trimmed and then the bird should take a test flight . Another feather can be trimmed if need be. Some birds need more feathers trimmed than others do.

No, zeke's mum, a wing trim does not hurt - provided the feathers which are cut are not blood feathers. If the vet knows anything, he'll know to check for that. If you do get a bleed from a wing trim - never go back. I suggest you only go to a vet whom another bird owner has recommended Do not have fans going when your bird is out of the cage. an accident is inevitable if you do. Even a wing trim will leave your bird with some elevation. If there is no degree of elevation, the trimmer has practically crippled your bird. All my birds are very frightened of fans and go into a majorly dangerous panic. They also flip when they see big birds in flight on the TV. The fans must be like big birds to them.

I agree with thk, a vet at the Brighton clinic is very good with birds. She used to work at the Chermside clinic. Ask to see her. I go there for little things because it is closer to where I live. For the main stuff, I go to Chermside. Once you build up a relationship there you receive much more than you are billed for.

I cannot speak highly enough of the Staff at the Chermside clinic. They saved my precious cockatiel's life and have given tremendous help with my budgies and other cockatiels. Yes, they are expensive - but so are all vets. You get what you pay for. It goes for all pets - if you cannot afford the vet fees, you cannot afford a pet.