Hello,
When I first got my African Grey he was clipped only on one side. He would fly, or fall, and crash low to the floor hitting whatever was in front of him. I was told to have his wings evened up, so I took him to a vet and she clipped the opposite side to match. (I told her I wanted him to learn to fly) To help him learn to fly I started with Michael's method between the two perches. He loved putting his beak on the opposite perch and flapping his wings to help him get across. One day, recently, he decided he didn't like to do that anymore and now he turns his back on me and gives me a dirty look. If the perches are close together he will still do it, but I'm not sure that really helps him with starting to fly. He has recently started flying off of whatever he is on when he wants to get to where I am, but it is still a straight shot to the floor. He is landing better though, and does not hit things on his way down. I guess I'm worried that he might have been clipped to young and won't be able to learn. I got him less than a year ago and don't know his past. Wolf and Pajarita were helpful before with a step up issue I had, so anyone got any ideas? Maybe I need to wait it out and he will build strength in atrophied wings? I don't know what to expect, so if this is normal then I will shout hallelujah and keep having patience.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts, Newby