Wheeler wrote:

> Personally I would never buy a companion bird who was fully flighted.  From
> my experience trimmed birds make better companions.  There is little
> difficulty developing trust and if their feathers do grow out I can either
> allow them to fly or trim them again.  In my opinion there is nothing cute
> about a bird who flies out an open door and is ripped to pieces by a roaming
> hawk.
> 
> Really, po-ta-toe,, yada yada yada.
> 
> Bob W
> (oh and I have worked with more than a few birds who indeed
"learned" to fly
> after being clipped for eons.  Enough to venture an opinion that maybe it is
> more instinct than education)
> 
My birds are currently flighted. The grey was allowed to learn to fly at 
the breeders but her wings were clipped before I brought her home. I 
have no idea about the U2's history but came to me clipped (at 10 yrs) 
She is flighted now and flies to be with me. The grey almost never 
flies. I think instinct . After all, birds are pretty much "hard-wired" 
to fly. MHO
Debbie, Dusty (cag) and Casperella (u2)
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