What Wings are you are suppose to clip so you can train them?

 

I forget ... I have already clipped my Budgies wings a few months ago but they are due to be cut again. So what wings were they??

What Wings are you are suppose to clip so you can train them?

 

I forget ... I have already clipped my Budgies wings a few months ago but they are due to be cut again. So what wings were they??

I regret getting Ned's wings clipped when i bought her 3months ago. I didn't know any better at the time. She is tame now but i don't think it would have made any difference if her wings were clipped or not.

I'm not sre myself on which feathers to clip- I'm sure someone can point us in theright direction. Bullet is a nice male by the way.

Yeah , My Budgie would appreciate you saying that if it could understand what I am saying.

I'm not a fan of clipped wings, but sometimes its necessary during the taming process. I had to clip my new 4 additions on the weekend because they decided that the curtain rail was more interesting than me. It took ages to get them back into the cage and it was stressful for them with me running around the room trying to catch them. Also one of them had a trip to my avian vet last week and he escaped a couple of times and we just couldn't catch him for ages.

 

They only started this behavour when the moved into a very large cage and realised that they had all this freedom. They were already tame but since they had a choice on where to go, they decided they didn't want to be with me. As soon as I clipped them, they immediately had a personality adjustment. They calmed down and are quite happy sitting on me and stepping up when required. This as certainly helped in taming them.

 

My vet advised me that you clip half of the primary feathers on both wings. The primary feathers are the long ones which are at the end of the wings. You need to be careful when clipping because if you cut too close to the top of the feathers they can bleed, also you need to make sure that they are held very still and sharp scissors are used. I suggest getting one person to hold and another to cut.

 

My 4 can still get airborne but they just don't get any lift so they can't get up high. If you need to clip their wings then I suggest that you only do it once when you're taming them. Once you've established a bond with them, they will still come to you and be around you even with full wing feathers. It's much nicer to have a budgie which can fly freely around the house and still want to come to you. Also you're less likely to have a weight problem because they are able to exercise properly.

I'm not a fan of clipped wings, but sometimes its necessary during the taming process. I had to clip my new 4 additions on the weekend because they decided that the curtain rail was more interesting than me. It took ages to get them back into the cage and it was stressful for them with me running around the room trying to catch them. Also one of them had a trip to my avian vet last week and he escaped a couple of times and we just couldn't catch him for ages.

 

They only started this behavour when the moved into a very large cage and realised that they had all this freedom. They were already tame but since they had a choice on where to go, they decided they didn't want to be with me. As soon as I clipped them, they immediately had a personality adjustment. They calmed down and are quite happy sitting on me and stepping up when required. This as certainly helped in taming them.

 

My vet advised me that you clip half of the primary feathers on both wings. The primary feathers are the long ones which are at the end of the wings. You need to be careful when clipping because if you cut too close to the top of the feathers they can bleed, also you need to make sure that they are held very still and sharp scissors are used. I suggest getting one person to hold and another to cut.

 

My 4 can still get airborne but they just don't get any lift so they can't get up high. If you need to clip their wings then I suggest that you only do it once when you're taming them. Once you've established a bond with them, they will still come to you and be around you even with full wing feathers. It's much nicer to have a budgie which can fly freely around the house and still want to come to you. Also you're less likely to have a weight problem because they are able to exercise properly.

 

Yeah , I am clipping the wings to get Bullet used to me.

There is a picture of the primary wings on another topic which may help you ID the correct feathers to clip:

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=23703

There is a picture of the primary wings on another topic which may help you ID the correct feathers to clip:

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=23703

 

Isn't it the first 4 primary flight wings??

There is nothing worse than budgies being more interested with the curtain rails!

If you have never clipped wings then I would suggest having a vet or a pet shop that sells birds and knows how to clip them and show you.

 

There is a good article in the FAQ about clipping wings if you should or shouldn't. I believe it is based on each individual budgie I both my birds were clipped 1x and then after that they have been flighted. For some clipped wings is safer for their birds. It is nice to see a bird fly but it is better to have them safe so it depends on your home and your situation.