Just built my massive aviary, and am ready for the exciting part - getting the birds!
Most of the birds will be just decorative, say zebbies and canaries, but I decided i'd love a cockatiel too, as they are so cute and also tameable as opposed to a finch. I've done my homework and found a store that sells 'tiels already kept with finches, so as not to have any problems there, but there is one thing no one seems to be sure about...
Should I clip my cockatiels' wings?
I'm gonna do my utmost to tame this bird up as much as possible, so I heard tell of people who clipped the birds wings so they needed to rely on them more, which would increase the bond between man and bird.
I then thought, Ah. This 'tiel is going to be kept in an aviary, as opposed to a small, flight restricting cage, so it wouldn't really be fair to take away it's ability to fly while it's watching all the finches and canaries zooming about overhead.
What do I do? I could do with some help guys.
Thank's y'all!
Most of the birds will be just decorative, say zebbies and canaries, but I decided i'd love a cockatiel too, as they are so cute and also tameable as opposed to a finch. I've done my homework and found a store that sells 'tiels already kept with finches, so as not to have any problems there, but there is one thing no one seems to be sure about...
Should I clip my cockatiels' wings?
I'm gonna do my utmost to tame this bird up as much as possible, so I heard tell of people who clipped the birds wings so they needed to rely on them more, which would increase the bond between man and bird.
I then thought, Ah. This 'tiel is going to be kept in an aviary, as opposed to a small, flight restricting cage, so it wouldn't really be fair to take away it's ability to fly while it's watching all the finches and canaries zooming about overhead.
What do I do? I could do with some help guys.
Thank's y'all!