tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post3052221555825947925..comments2024-01-05T00:53:26.014-08:00Comments on Parrot Musings: Some thoughts on flyingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-49158200108341068632008-03-07T09:50:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:50:00.000-08:00I hear you on the supervision! We don't supervise...I hear you on the supervision! We don't supervise as closely as maybe we should since we're careful to not leave out anything too dangerous. But that means we come across her eating bread, bananas, or other things until we find her. The way she forages for food around our house you'd think we starved her!<BR/><BR/>There is no way I could leave her out when we're not home, though. Who knows what she'd get into!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-2160478384062337802008-03-07T02:06:00.000-08:002008-03-07T02:06:00.000-08:00Oh I agree, it depends very much on the bird and t...Oh I agree, it depends very much on the bird and the circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Jazzy flies expertly too, but we've watched her learn and grow in experience and it definitely has greatly enhanced her daily life. She's much happier being able to fly and investigate things. She has grown enormously in size as a result of flying too. She's a muscular, fit bird now. <BR/><BR/>She does have to be supervised at all times when she's out, cos she definitely has ideas about what she wants to do. So to keep her safe, and the home intact, we do watch her at all times when she's out.DweezelJazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102237878838519049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-13862568907953449002008-02-14T08:24:00.000-08:002008-02-14T08:24:00.000-08:00Shannon -- thanks for your comment. It sounds lik...Shannon -- thanks for your comment. It sounds like we are in agreement! Your stories of Sam remind me of Calypso! I love the Jardine's, possibly because they remind me of caiques :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645791926538907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070053671376569995.post-23352071143436835672008-02-13T19:10:00.000-08:002008-02-13T19:10:00.000-08:00I understand the pros and cons about flighted bird...I understand the pros and cons about flighted birds. I started out religiously clipping my birds' wings for fear of having one fly off or hurting itself. However, over time, after cluing in to each bird's personality, their needs, and my circumstances, I've let all my birds' wings grow out - only clipping them when I go away for a vacation and have to leave them with someone else. It's been essential for my Jardine's parrot Sam to learn to fly in order to gain confidence in himself and more autonomy, as he was never allowed to fly from "egghood." He and my oldest cockatiel still want me to be part of the flying experience, which is ideal for me, as it suits their personalities and curbs their tendency to get into more trouble than the other birds. My lovebird and other cockatiel fly at will when they're out of their cages, and it's made a huge difference in their confidence and outlook (and health!). As with humans and all other animals, "one size fits all" doesn't work. But fully flighted birds do require more conscious and responsible oversight on the part of the birds' human companions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com