y heMy Meyer's parrot, Corsair panic-flew into the walls of her cage last Thursday (Thanksgiving) at about 5 am. She managed to lose all the primary flight feathers on her right wing, at least one from the left, and several secondaries and tail feathers.( I found a bunch on the floor of the cage, and a few fell out during the rest of the day.)
1) Does anyone have an idea why she would do that? She's never done anything like that before. The room she sleeps in was warmer than usual, and she calmed down immediately when moved to a cooler room. Personal air conditioning? Or is there any health problem that would cause her to do that? Something I can change to stop a repeat?
2) I haven't tried to to clip the left wing to even it out yet, because I figured she was stressed enough for the time being (and also I HATE the idea.) She has been fluttering to the ground while trying to fly followed by shivering when rescued from the floor. But this morning she got some ground effect enabling her to cross the room quickly, and this afternoon she managed a short, almost horizontal flight to "help" me eat a sandwich (Evidently a strong motivation.) She has gone back to climbing up and down with confidence. Is there still a reason to clip the left wing feathers since she seems to be adjusting already?