hey all reading up on wing clipping and read about Show Clipping?

Any of you do that??????

Explain ??

No clipping is allowed for show purposes. Despotting is allowed and expected, but they prefer the spots are pulled. Cut feathers may show evidence of tampering and tampering with a bird is ground to be disqualified

Edited May 16, 200817 yr by KAZ

The popular clip among bird enthusiasts whose birds are often in bird shows, is this show clip. It involves cutting at the same midway point where the typical clip is cut, but they leave the first 2 or 3 Primary Flights for the look. When the wing is closed upon the birds' body, it will appear as though the bird is fully flighted, which is very pretty. As mentioned above, birds need a flat, smooth surface in order to fly. Many non-showers use this clip simply because it breaks the birds' aerodynamics, and of course for the beauty of it. Some people claim this clip can cause injury to the bird when the 2 flights that remain get caught between cage bars or other toys and items and can hurt the birds' wing.

 

 

 

FROM THIS WEBSITE

it's at the bottom of the web page

If the flight feathers are cut or missing it's a fault and the bird can lose.

 

Only the mask can be altered by the removal of excessive spotting.

I always do a full clip of both wings. i know they loose that lovely "long" look, but they are far happier clipped full!

 

My Sammy (Tiel) came with one wing cliped with two flight feathers left. I didn't clip her wings for a few days after I got her, but the reliefe she showed when her wings were short and even was HUGE!!! Persoanally, I feel that leaving two or 3 flight feathers when clipping, creates added strain to thoes feathers (which are normally supported by the secondary flights) and makes the bird uncomfortable. :nest:

Edited May 16, 200817 yr by **Liv**

The popular clip among bird enthusiasts whose birds are often in bird shows, is this show clip. It involves cutting at the same midway point where the typical clip is cut, but they leave the first 2 or 3 Primary Flights for the look. When the wing is closed upon the birds' body, it will appear as though the bird is fully flighted, which is very pretty. As mentioned above, birds need a flat, smooth surface in order to fly. Many non-showers use this clip simply because it breaks the birds' aerodynamics, and of course for the beauty of it. Some people claim this clip can cause injury to the bird when the 2 flights that remain get caught between cage bars or other toys and items and can hurt the birds' wing.

 

 

 

FROM THIS WEBSITE

it's at the bottom of the web page

 

No birds clipped in this way would be allowed to be shown here in Australia and there would be no real need for a showbird to be clipped. This is from an American website.

opps. might hel next time if i click AUSTRALIAN sites when searching lol ...

 

Yeah Liv I was reading about people leaving a few feathers on and the pros and cons from that.

I am just researching clipping as next month I am booking Nervada in i wouldn't risk clipping

incase i get a blood feather, I am hand taming her She is a good flyer now but I want to be sure that

she is going to be safe when taming, still want her to land safely and etc just not gain height ... I am a shorty lol

5"nothing hahaha .....