I suspected this to happen already for a long time. And yesterday was the day. I left both birds outside around 11:00 in the morning. At 13:00 Wacko came back...
Mona, I like the idea of visiting in his travel cage. He's already been on visits to the vets. Its something I do with any new dogs that come to the house ...
In a message dated 10/31/03 8:15:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time, ... CIndy -- He went farther than I would have and actually answered you. As far as birds...
Clipped birds have less control when flying, Maybe they go slower, but it is dangerous. If their lift is smaller then normal, air breaking power is smaller ...
My problem!!!!!! ROFL Bart ... Far as I can tell, if you have a good relationship with a flighted bird, getting near them isn't the problem - the hard part is...
... I'm on this list because I care about birds, the ones inside my house AND outside it. I believe in thinking globally and acting locally, and my interest...
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... but ... My ... Ditto Warmest regards Shanlung ... have ... some...
Hello Bart, ... For a long time now I have had grave concerns about your approach with these birds, but I have remained mostly silent since you were continuing...
Cindy: As posted to you privately, the parameters of this list include flight and/or training issues. All of the posts on corvids, raptors and even barnyard...
... Heh, heh, I have used this technique often myself, Tom. Even at the fly building. Something about my sitting on the ground seems to cause even the ...
Emily I have been twice advised to lightly clip birds. But do not want to try the technique - used as a prelude to letting birds fly outside but unable to...
Emily I have been twice advised to lightly clip birds. But do not want to try the technique. Used a prelude to letting birds fly outside but unable to fly...
In a message dated 11/2/03 4:06:10 AM US Mountain Standard Time, ... Sounds like the garden of eden. This is a particularly bad idea if there's even a remote...
In a message dated 11/2/2003 8:58:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Or an uncovered swimming pool to point out the most obvious defect. Judith [Non-text...
I don't know how to respond to this mail. I gave it a try, but I stopped and deleted my text. I don't think your mail is harsh, it is just that I feel most of...
... The above suggests this Bart ... Bart, I'm curious *who* you think recommended clipping as a method to learn flight skills????? /emily Your use of Yahoo!...
The only way this could possibly be taken as a recommendation is if was taken totally out of context with the rest of the message. Even then, it's a bit of a...
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... be there first. I also agree that such tossing should come well after flight confidence and trust. I would use a lift and roll technique to encourage...
... I got the same impression that Bart did. "In some ways, it slows them down enough so they can learn control in the meantime without having accidents,"...
... Sigh..... Rex, you too, have taken my statement completely out of context. The point of the email was to recommend that the person "not" pull clipped...
Hello Emily, ... point ... This subject of partial wing clipping has come up often enough that many people on the list may read this meaning into such comments...
Hello Bart, I believe you've misunderstood Emily's note re: 'clipped' birds practicing their skills at our FlyDays. I'm one of those folks with a 'clipped'...
... just keeps on flying past the intended landing sight. In that case, try to find it a reason to want to land on something. I like to offer the bird a peanut...
... Judith, what do you mean? The reason I'm asking is I've been playing around with the idea of building a new house and am considering the concept, like...
