{"id":143725,"date":"2024-04-02T18:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/?p=143725"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:25:14","slug":"i-clipped-my-new-budgies-wings-and-now-shes-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=143725","title":{"rendered":"I Clipped My New Budgies Wings and Now She&#8217;s Mad at Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Michal C. is seeking information,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I am currently on the lookout for toys, specialty products like Millet, and health-promoting nutrition items for parakeets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Please put me on your list of customers to whom you promote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Also, a question:\u00a0 Is it not standard for any person\/company to clip the wings of any parakeets they sell before sending it out the door?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/product\/higgins-naturally-grown-spray-millet-for-birds-in-sealed-bag-12-sprays\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">PetSmart did\u00a0not\u00a0do this for my new bird and I was forced to do it myself.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I did a decent job and did not injure the bird physically but she was TREMENDOUSLY traumatized and has not allowed me near her in her cage in the six weeks since.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"How To Clip Parakeet Wings Perfectly - Every Time!!!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjHkce5ImCk\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I contacted PetSmart where I bought her AND the state headquarters.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Both people I talked to were very sympathetic to and horrified by my story and said it had to change and they would contact their supervisors, but I have not heard from them since and the bird, a sweet, smart, and shy female still avoids me at all costs no matter how gentle, quiet, careful I am. Any suggestions?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/product\/prime-vitamin-water-soluble-for-birds-by-hagen-hari-71-lb-320-g\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Catherine replied:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Michal<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Although it is common for pet bird sellers (pet stores or breeders) to clip a bird&#8217;s wings for the buyer, it is not mandatory and is beginning to be less common. More bird owners want tlhe wings left intact. However, I feel that you should have been asked.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Intact wings are very important for a bird&#8217;s confidence and balance so leaving them intact is safer for them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">However, a new bird in a new home can be scared and may fly off rapidly and possibly hurt itself while confused and hit windows, walls, or more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Due to this issue, clipping a bird&#8217;s wings before being let loose in its new home helps the bird stay safe during the first few months or so as it gets used to its new home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/flighted-or-clipped-wings-our-readers-weigh-in\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">By the time the cut feathers molt out and regrow, the bird usually knows its cage, its play areas, and you are not a bad person and are their friend, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">That your bird came home with you fully flighted and you decided to clip the wings alone sounds like it was rough on your new bird.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">You don&#8217;t say how long ago this was. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">You should continue to spend time with your bird, sit near the cage, and bring her near your favorite chair or by your desk where you work. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Keep talking to her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">One other thing that would keep her away from you is how old was she when you purchased her. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">If she was not hand raised, hand tamed, and was just from a clutch of young birds, she may be too old to consider you as a buddy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">This is a very common issue for budgies, etc purchased from pet stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/how-to-teach-a-bird-to-not-fly-into-a-wall\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">They are already more oriented to other birds and as such, are just not going to accept you as anything other than a caretaker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">If you are their only companion, they will want to know where you are, that you are coming back to feed them, and that they are not all alone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Budgies are flock birds and are happiest with other birds, and creatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">They are very sad if alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">If she does not wish to be with you, you should get her a cage buddy. A female would be best to avoid mating issues. If you don&#8217;t want another budgie, then consider installing a little mirror in the cage, it will mean a lot to her.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">We will add your email to our list for the weekly Sunday Birdie Brunch email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Thank you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Catherine<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/8-tips-for-providing-healthcare-to-your-pet-bird\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Thank you for your very nice, very informational email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I have done all the things you suggest in your message paragraphs, especially Paragraph 5\u2026 speak gently, put a chair near her cage, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I really don\u2019t want a second bird but am thinking of getting one anyway \u2013 for her.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">She seems lonely and sad and since I see her just standing there quietly all day now for six weeks, it is depressing to me \u2013 and seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Thanks again for your help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Michal C.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michal C. is seeking information, I am currently on the lookout for toys, specialty products like Millet, and health-promoting nutrition items for parakeets.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[196,210,205,192,228],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bird-behavior","category-bird-supplies-info","category-budgies","category-flight","category-parakeets"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/green-budgie-bird-in-birdcage-blog-1.jpg?resize=922%2C445&ssl=1",922,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/green-budgie-bird-in-birdcage-blog-1.jpg?resize=463%2C348&ssl=1",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/green-budgie-bird-in-birdcage-blog-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/green-budgie-bird-in-birdcage-blog-1.jpg?fit=922%2C922&ssl=1",922,922,false]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/green-budgie-bird-in-birdcage-blog-1.jpg?fit=922%2C922&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phcfkq-Bo9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/143738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}