Tess Denise Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 HI, i adopted a grey 3 months ago , and the lady that I got her from said that her wings were trimmed to short on one side , the other side was long and it looked real strange for her to have one side long and one side way short. so I tried to even them out but could never even see where the person who cut the one side so short and where they were. I just trimmed alittle so she would not be so clumbsy. Now the one side that was not trimmed too short is growing fine, but the side that is so short , I can't even tell if they are growing at all, will they ever grow out again after somebody multilated my poor baby, I feel sorry for her. This also makes her very clumbsy. Messes up her balance. Please help , does anybody have any advice about this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 yes mine was trimmed like that too.he is molting now and i saw 2 small feather coming out from the trimmed wing.as soon as his molting i think it will grow and replace to the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The feathers will grow back but it may take a long time before they are evean and your grey can fly. Make sure you pad the bottom of her cage so if she falls she will not hurt her self. For now all you can do is wait. Read wing clipping 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the health room. Its a sticky post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyparrot Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hi Tess Denise. They should all grow back OK but it could take quite a while. It may be an idea to have your vet check her over to make sure her feather follicles are OK. I think it took Misty more than six months to regain enough to get his balance. Make sure that she has soft surfaces to land on because if she lands clumsily she could damage her keel bone at the front of her breast. It took a while for Misty to regain his flying confidence and skills. I helped him relearn by launching him toward a soft landing area and then to the top of his cage. I would say "fly fly" as I launched him in the hope that he would learn "fly" as a command. That did not work out as intended. He learned to fly really well but he never learned the command. Instead when he goes for a circuit of the room he calls out "Fly fly' or sometimes "Fly Mistypie" . When when I adopted him he was about two years old. He is about nine now but he still loves to call out when he flies. Do you know how old your Grey girl is? If she has not been able to fly for a while it will take a little time to develop her flying muscles and her skills. With encouragement she should be OK but I am sad to say that some clipped birds never learn to fly properly. It depends to a degree on whether she was allowed to fledge as a youngster or not. I wish you both luck. Please come back and let us know how you get on. Steve n Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerial.2000 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 lol at fly mistypie HAHAHAH ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyparrot Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 lol at fly mistypie HAHAHAH ... Mistypie and Mistyparrot are my nicknames for Misty. I will have to try to get a recording. Steve n Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 yes all you can do is waiting for now.i encourage my momo to flap his wings often so he still excersise even he cant fly.its also help to build chest muscle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I believe it might take a molt or two, quite a long time. I think all the feathers are not replaced with a single molt. And yes, a soft spot to land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 "Mistypie", that's so cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerial.2000 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Mistypie and Mistyparrot are my nicknames for Misty. I will have to try to get a recording. Steve n Misty that would be so great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Tess Denise... everyone has excellent advice. Important to trim other wing a small amount once unfeathered wing starts to grow in. Important for balance. Once feathers are more balanced, it is very important to practice flying. I always had one of my kids on other end, to assist with landing in our large family room. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Mistypie... you are the apple of my eye! LOL! ( keep it going guys!) We all love Steve and Misty. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 At this point in time I would not do any more trimming or try to balance the wings. Enought damage has already been done. If you have new ferhers growing in on the trimed wing and you cut the good fethers it will just take a lot longer before she ready to fly. Just let them grow out on there own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Tess Denise... everyone has excellent advice. Important to trim other wing a small amount once unfeathered wing starts to grow in. Important for balance. Once feathers are more balanced, it is very important to practice flying. I always had one of my kids on other end, to assist with landing in our large family room. Nancy Ray gave the proper response ! I decided to check one more time before I left . Don't trim the wings !!! Let nature take care of them..... By trimming you are only prolonging the length of time it takes to regrow a proper set of full feathers.. This is something myself and other members have dealt with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Denise Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 thanks so much for all the great advice, all of you grey owners are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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