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Oh my gosh, it never occured to me that she might never fly! I thought that when all of her flight feathers came in she would learn. She goes back to the vet tomorrow morning and they are going to sedate her and clean it really good and make sure her keel isn't damaged further. I will keep you updated and post pictures when I figure out how.

Please be very careful if you have birds that are clipped! Willow was clipped from the breeder when i got her. I bought her a large playstand with a toy bar on top and she loved to climb up to the very top and perch up there. I kept yoga mats and towels at the bottom but it didn't help, she jumped off and split her chest open. I've been dealing with this injury for almost a year now, the slighest bump breaks it open. I bought her a floor stand (about a foot and a half off the ground) to sit on and a few weeks ago she fell off that, hit one of the dowel steps and tore one of her toenails off. This morning in the shower she jumped off her Polly's Perch and broke her chest open again. So off we go to the vet this afternoon. Just a reminder to be careful with our clipped birds! I wish I wouldn't have been so foolish, I feel terrible. When will she be able to fly? It's almost been 2 years since she was clipped.

Thanks for the warm welcome, I feel like I know so many of you already. I am 33 and live in Bismarck, North Dakota with my Husband, 11 yr old son Carter, 7 yr old daughter Nevaeh, 5 yr old son Landon and 3 yr old twin daughters Wrenn and Lake. I recieved Willow (after a year of research and begging) as a birthday gift when she was 16 weeks old. She just turned 2 April 4th. She is a good girl (haven't noticed the terrible 2's yet!) with a fairly large vocabulary. She will tolerate taking treats from other people but other than that she is my bird. Her favorite thing lately is ringing like the telephone. My husband just got out of bed and said he wished I would answer the dang phone. She has been ringing off the hook all morning!

I have been lurking here for a loooong time (2 years i think) and thought I should finally introduce myself!! I am a stay at home mother of five. I have a 2 year old grey named Willow, 2 year old Budgie named Lover Boy and a 1 year old Curl Creasted Aracari named Rocco.