On 26 Feb 2005 17:57:09 GMT, "Digital_Cowboy" 
wrote:

mewhere.
>
>I would have to say that given a house that is so constructed that until
>such a time as one could "correct" the "defect(s)"
in the home that the
>BEST course of action to take WOULD be to clip their birds wings.  So that
>while the bird(s) are out of their cage they cannot fly up onto the window
>or door molding and chew on either the wall(s) or the ceiling(s).
>
>Now let the "flames" and "attacks" that I am just
being "lazy" or "cheap"
>commence, as I fully expect that you "anti-wing clippers"
will lunch some
>form of "attack" on me.  As well as continuing to call me a bird
>"mutilator" because I choose to (oh no) clip my birds wings.
>
>Wing clipping does NOT equal mutilation, as it is JUST like a hair cut in
>that the clipped wings can and DO grow back.  IF they didn't then it would
>not be necessary to re-clip after each molt, now would it?
>

I'm not going to flame because I believe to each his/her own.
However, clipping really isn't just like a haircut.   After I get a
haircut, I can still use my natural means of mobility, which is
walking.   After being clipped, birds can no longer use their natural
means of getting around, which is flying.
You wouldn't have to safe-proof the entire house.   I have one room
partitioned off using sheers on a tension pole across the doorways.
That way I can see the birds, they can see me, but they can't get out
of the room.  You could birdproof just one room for them.   However,
they're your birds, it's your choice how to care for them.   Don't
worry about what anyone else says.
Becky



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