I know that this is a widely debated topic, but I had a question regarding Cockaitiels and wing clipping.
Before I begin, my 'tiel Enzo has a minor clip, meaning that only his first four flight feathers were cut. The breeder I purchased him from only clipped his wings for the first time that same day I purchased him, so Enzo knows how to fly completely. The breeder told me that they trimmed very few feathers in order to make sure that the bird is unable to take off and fly up, but instead will gently and slowly glide towards the ground in order to prevent injury.
However, whenever I place him down, such as on the perch on the side of the cage while I quickly try to do something that he cannot be on me for, such as me getting dressed (since his cage is located within my room). Within a few minutes of me taking a few steps back from him and beginning to do the action I planning to, he will make noises at me a few times and then will usually try to fly his way towards me. Being the worry wart that I am, I will normally reach out and catch him, allowing him to land on my hand.
Also, I have noticed that despite his wings still being clearly clipped, he is now able to flap from one side of the cage to another and I was wondering, should I clip any more of the feathers? Or should the amount cut still be able to keep him from slamming into any walls or windows hard enough to harm himself? Also, is me often catching him when he flies towards me accidentally teaching him to fly towards me whenever he wants me? Cause lately I've noticed that he tries to get me to carry him to various places that he wants to go to, such as his playground, which I think I taught to him when I babied him for the first week that he was home.
Before I begin, my 'tiel Enzo has a minor clip, meaning that only his first four flight feathers were cut. The breeder I purchased him from only clipped his wings for the first time that same day I purchased him, so Enzo knows how to fly completely. The breeder told me that they trimmed very few feathers in order to make sure that the bird is unable to take off and fly up, but instead will gently and slowly glide towards the ground in order to prevent injury.
However, whenever I place him down, such as on the perch on the side of the cage while I quickly try to do something that he cannot be on me for, such as me getting dressed (since his cage is located within my room). Within a few minutes of me taking a few steps back from him and beginning to do the action I planning to, he will make noises at me a few times and then will usually try to fly his way towards me. Being the worry wart that I am, I will normally reach out and catch him, allowing him to land on my hand.
Also, I have noticed that despite his wings still being clearly clipped, he is now able to flap from one side of the cage to another and I was wondering, should I clip any more of the feathers? Or should the amount cut still be able to keep him from slamming into any walls or windows hard enough to harm himself? Also, is me often catching him when he flies towards me accidentally teaching him to fly towards me whenever he wants me? Cause lately I've noticed that he tries to get me to carry him to various places that he wants to go to, such as his playground, which I think I taught to him when I babied him for the first week that he was home.