KJ> As for the curtains, are her wings clipped? If not, they should
>HECK YEAH!! I had her fly outside over to the park last summer before I
>had the chance of clipping those wings, or rather that right wing, I
>only clip the right one, she doesn't fly into the door that way.
I'd strongly suggest clipping both wings evenly. With one wing clipped,
she can only fly in uncontrolled circles, which could cause her to crash
into something and injure herself. With both clipped, she can at least
go straight as she goes to the floor, etc., and can avoid furniture and
walls better. Having only one wing clipped could also be making her feel
unstable, and might be contributing to the biting!
>She is nicer when her wings and talons are freshly clipped, maybe it's
>because she just had such a time protesting while I was doing it.
Mine often are nicer right after a clip because they're stressed out and
too tired to fight with me. I just clip'em and leave them alone until
they recover (usually by the next day).
She's the nicest when she's in my room listening to ambient music, she
That's cute. My conures like music, but the tiels don't seem to notice
it too much.
KJ> WANT to pay for it, you could send a donation to avian medical
KJ> research!
>I do that, there isn't enough research done on birds, I want to go into
>ornithology when I "grow up" but I have a few years left before I have
>to make any choices. I'm only 15
15! Geez, I won't tell you how old I am, but I'm pretty sure that you're
the youngest user out here. Something to think about as college
approaches; the world always needs more good avian vets!
--Kathy
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