How should the Eclectus parrots wings be clipped?
Birds in homes where flight is completely safe are lucky indeed because flying is the natural exercise which Mother Nature provided for her winged creatures. Most pet owners have neither a large flight cage for safe flying nor a home floor plan that prevents flighted birds from getting to an open door or window. Therefore, wing clips are necessary for most of our Eclectus parrots. There are several wing-clip styles from which to choose and all are detailed below. The “Pretty Clip” When I first had Eclectus babies available for adoption, I sent them home with the “pretty clip” which was popular at the time. This clip leaves the first three primary flight feathers on each wing uncut and the next five primary flight feathers cut short. When the wings are folded, one cannot tell that the bird is clipped and they look perfectly natural with no cut feather ends showing. I used this clip until the adoptive parent of one of my babies watched her new young redhead fly off into the woods when sh
