I am about to get my first indian ringneck parrot and I plan to train it to do free-flight, I have just trained 3 of my budgies to do it as a flock and they have been doing great. I know birds of prey are a big threat around here and I read in a flock birds of prey have more difficulty selecting a target and there are more eyes to watch the sky. Any thoughts on my ringneck flying with the budgies for protection?
I know it's dangerous my birds trained for months and they get excited every day before we go out, they are more fit and active than my house bound birds and I have a much better relationship with them too. I would prefer it if there were no anti free-flight comments.