Cupid Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ive ventured into this room, and decided to consolidate most of Aristotles pics here so you all can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Edited August 20, 2011 by Cupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Here she is singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 She is so pretty but I will caution you again about having her outside without being on a harness, just take a look thru the forum for the ones who flew away when they thought they couldn't fly, i know you would hate to lose her but thanks for sharing the pictures with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) Judy, I havent read not one thread about a lost bird that was clipped. all the stories I read are of anti clip owners who let their fids fly around inside their homes, and something accidentally goes wrong. Someone leaves a door, a window open, a father in law walks in at the exact moment the bird is happily flying toward an exit... etc. Not once have I read, "my clipped grey has flown away" as I have been searching for the thread. You have kindly warned me since I joined this wonderful forum about clipped birds flying away. I am always grateful for your advice since you are very knowledgable and sincere, so please forgive me if I come off as rude, im not trying to be. Ive had birds for many years, and all except finches have been clipped. People may call me cruel to take away the birds abiliy to fly, but I disagree. Its my personal experience with previous parrots and with current parrots that IF they do get startled, the flap their wings and glide to the ground. At the aviary which I frequent, the staff has answered my question of a flying clipped bird, saying that they person doing the clipping did a poor job, or left too many flight feathers. I regularly take my fids to get "mani and pedis" so to speak and they hardly never jump off of what theyre perched on, but if they do, they glide to the ground. I had a grey (Keeylee) before my 3 year old daughter was born that I wish I could get back, regretablly I rehomed her when my baby was sick, but I wish I had the knowledge that I have now thanks to wonderful members like you and others from this great forum, because i loved that bird a lot and i see a lot of mistakes that I made with her that will never be repeated. If/when I get a baby grey, it will be a full indoor bird and not clipped until it has mastered flying and hovering, fledging I believe, and I pray that by then I will have a bigger home so that I can have a "bird room" so all my fids can be flighted. Ive actually gone back to college to get my degree, and should graduate in the middle of next year. At that time when my paychecks are fatter, I WILL move to a bigger home so that my dream of having a bird room will be realized. Then possibly I wont have to clip my fids, and can experience the joy of having them fly to me when they want to. I have not had that pleasure yet, but look forward to it. I will heed your advice and look for a harness for my bird. Thanks for understanding that this wasnt a rant... Edited August 20, 2011 by Cupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Thanks for understanding that this wasnt a rant towards you. I cannot find the threads but there have been cases where a clipped bird was able to fly away if given the right conditions, if it is windy or a gust of wind at the same moment your bird gets spooked by something, it can and does happen, I don't mean to nag you about this but you are taking a chance when you take Aristotle outside without her being on a harness. I just want to let you know that it could happen for I would hate for anything to happen to Aristotle so my "rant" is over with and glad to hear you are looking into getting a harness for her, good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Thanks Judy, you know I appreciate you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 I actually truly am very interested in having a fully flighted bird, but honestly I feel like at this time it would be very dangerous for them since they are outside most of the time. I have a smaller home, and it is a tight space for my family as is, so that is why the fids have to be kept outside. They do come in when the weather acts up, (when its below 60 degrees, or a storm like a hurricane) but its usually very sunny with some showers here in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now