When we purchased our cockatiel, I thought the breeder had trimmed her wings too short because our cockatiel couldn't fly. Every attempt she would start flipflopping backwards and then do multiple flips. Then some wings would break and I would worry about her safety. I did a search on the net after this continued for six months and I found a site that said if a breeder had trimmed their wings when they are babies learning to fly, they wouldn't learn to fly and they will fly "backwards" and then flop around (like mine) because they don't have the proper balance or chest muscles. Well, I tried "teaching" her by having her fly just a teeny distance from my hand to chest. However, if there is more than two hand spaces to flyvshe starts to flop backwards. I asked the vet, but she didn't seem to know of any solutions. Any suggestions? Thanks!
2006-07-18
12:22:44
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