Body language

[BabyBird]

:) Cool, and again you dont have to do the health check, but if you think that she isnt 100% it would probably be a good idea I love her Black beak too! She is sooo pretty!!

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Aww is yours a cinnamon conure. I adore the colours on them, She says thankyou for saying that she's pretty the cute pink beak is lovely I'll send her for a health check in a few weeks if that's okay she seems healthy and has started doing flock calls to me, how do I get her to step up?? what's the perch she is standing on? It's nice.

Its a rope perch, i think that they are anywhere around $8-16 australian dollars, depending on the size.
I do the same thing for stepping up as Wolf... hold out your index finger, and have it near her and then with your other hand hold a treat infront of your finger so as she has to lean foward and eventually step up to get it.
I couldnt take a photo of me getting Tilly to step up for an example but this is what I mean(you will have to scroll to get the whole picture:

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Excuse the fact that I butchered my fingers

thanks I'll try it and keep you updated, I appreciate the help and I found a rope perch for £5 uk that would be €10 Australian dollars, I'll get it for her, she's a very spoilt birdy haha

[BabyBird]

She has decided to stay up here.. she's so cheeky, with a lot of help we got her back in the cage and now she's eating some seeds, this all happened whilst I was trying to get her to step up, she was about to step up and something spooked her.. She seems like a good flyer but doesn't use her wings much to get around mainly climbing, she only uses her wings when she's spooked and makes herself even more stressed by flying everywhere, I'm afraid she will crash into things, she knocked down a few things today and now she seems panicked.. During the next vet visit should I clip her wings until her next moult? And try to train her before her flight feathers re-grow? Personally I think it would be a good idea, I know her attitude will change, but just whilst I train her and get her to step up etc.. But I need other opinions too. no hate please I just wanna know what's best for her at the moment

[Wolf]

I am sorry but we do not deal in hate on this forum, If I see it, I will take immediate action on it, even if you do not see it.
Now as far as your bird goes... Will she crash into things while learning to fly in your house? Probably so, but although you will worry about it this is the best time for her to learn to not crash and it will not take her very long to figure it out. Their body is built to withstand a certain amount of crashing into things especially while they are young. The trees they live in in the wild are no more forgiving during a run in than your walls. flight is so important to a birds well being that it affects every system in their body, it also affects their emotions and their mental capacity to solve problems. So to be honest with you if their is no medical reason to clip a birds wings I would not recommend clipping any birds wings.
There are some people here on the forum that have a different opinion about wing clipping, but since I don't know their criteria for deciding when or how to clip, I will just have to let them speak for themselves. I do not recommend it, but you will need to decide for yourself what you feel is the best way to proceed.

[Chantilly]

I must agree with Wolf, when learning to fly they will crash but practise will only make perfect.
Also flying is great and very important exersize for them But its up to you

[BabyBird]

I must agree with Wolf, when learning to fly they will crash but practise will only make perfect.
Also flying is great and very important exersize for them But its up to you

Okay thankyou. After a lot of thinking I thought it was quite cruel to clip the wings, they are birds because they can fly, why take away the thing that they are born to do, I just needed other opinions, thankyou very much. She is learning, and seems to avoid things quite well and land really good.

[Wolf]

As time passes and her control improves and if you will work with her on her flying abilities you will be amazed at what she can do while flying.

[BabyBird]

As time passes and her control improves and if you will work with her on her flying abilities you will be amazed at what she can do while flying.

I sure will I'll work with her as best as I can