As I mentioned a while ago, Shiraarat's wing feathers have grown and he's been flapping around more often. Not exactly graceful yet, but it's a start.
What just happened about an hour or two ago, however, is that he launched himself off of the cage and tried to fly into the room, except my sister was walking out of the room and their paths crossed. This confused him, and he tried to fly around her, and ended up hitting one of his wings on the wall. As a result, he was holding his left wing at an awkward angle. I wasn't especially concerned, as this was something he would do when we first bought him and he would try jumping up and down and flapping his wings. He would always hold it at a slightly awkward angle for a couple of minutes. I became concerned just now when I went to take a look at the wing and he let out a sharp cry. He doesn't usually let me touch his wings, but normally it would be just a quick peck. Was it just sore? Since then, he's taken a nap, and fully stretched out his right wing, then (after slight hesitation), stretched both wings up. Now he and my parakeet are back to parading around the room together.
Sorry for the long post, but what I mean to ask is:
A) Has anyone else noticed this in their cockatiels?
B) Any ideas as to what's going on with this wing? He couldn't fly when I bought him, and now I'm starting to wonder if there may have been an underlying reason his breeder clipped his wings before he started flying.
What just happened about an hour or two ago, however, is that he launched himself off of the cage and tried to fly into the room, except my sister was walking out of the room and their paths crossed. This confused him, and he tried to fly around her, and ended up hitting one of his wings on the wall. As a result, he was holding his left wing at an awkward angle. I wasn't especially concerned, as this was something he would do when we first bought him and he would try jumping up and down and flapping his wings. He would always hold it at a slightly awkward angle for a couple of minutes. I became concerned just now when I went to take a look at the wing and he let out a sharp cry. He doesn't usually let me touch his wings, but normally it would be just a quick peck. Was it just sore? Since then, he's taken a nap, and fully stretched out his right wing, then (after slight hesitation), stretched both wings up. Now he and my parakeet are back to parading around the room together.
Sorry for the long post, but what I mean to ask is:
A) Has anyone else noticed this in their cockatiels?
B) Any ideas as to what's going on with this wing? He couldn't fly when I bought him, and now I'm starting to wonder if there may have been an underlying reason his breeder clipped his wings before he started flying.