My parakeets like to fly around and it gets feather dust everywhere, they've also dropped a few nukes on my bed. I have new bedsheets so I'm making a rule against bird bombs. If I trim their wings will they get pissed not being able to fly any higher than 2 feet??

Can they really fly at all with clipped wings? Think itd be more of jumping and flapping the wings instead of actually flying.

If you clip one side they are off balance and can't fly. If you trim both (balanced) they can still fly but not very high or far.

I would clip them.

Is anyone else hungry after reading this thread? Kidding. :)

As long as they move aroung they will drop bombs regardless. If your only concerned about your bed clip one wings. If its going to hurt you to see that they can't fly at all clip both wings.

Yeah, birds do not seem to grasp the idea behind paper training; to them the world is their toilet. Trimming their wings is more than a hygiene issue though, it is a saftey issue as well.

Birds are curious and can get themselves in dangerous situations; my fiance lost a beloved bird when it drowned in a glass of liquid; the bird was able to get to the glass, tried to drink, and drowned.

As well they can fall behind objects and suffocate. They can build up speed in flight very quickly, if startled they can fly into a wall or other object and seriously hurt themselves.

We have 5 birds, 3 parakeets and 2 cockatiels. The cockateils are allowed out, but their wings remain clipped.

We clip the wings ourselves and you can as well, however make sure you do not clip too much. They have blood vesseles in the wings which can easily be clipped as well. Their little bodies do not have a whole lot of blood and can quickly bleed to death. If you can have a qualified bird expert show you the proper way to do it.

K

My paents have always had a bird in the house.
We keep it caged, but it's let out once a day for a half hour to an hour to fly around.
We have to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't fall behind a cabinet (one did once but was ok) and we always draw thw blinds most of the way across so it doens't fly into the window.

I'm not a fan of clipping to be honest.

I'm not a fan to limit what a bird does the best - flying. I'm going to do it though, because I've witnessed too many high-speed bird collision with the wall and myself.

It's scary to see a parakeet flying full speed towards my face:ill:

I'm not a fan to limit what a bird does the best - flying. I'm going to do it though, because I've witnessed too many high-speed bird collision with the wall and myself.
It's scary to see a parakeet flying full speed towards my face:ill:
I agree; Kamikaze birds can be a bit unsettling...and having to wear a pith helmet to to avoid those moist bombs a bit of a pain.
Good luck with your birds, we have had some that were no more than feathered turd bags, others though had the most remarkable and endearing personalities.

K