Birds that are ment to be free, should be. I hated haveing to cage my parrot. He would always want out, and I always gave in. He followed all over the house and even outside. He had an outdoor aviary, which he only used once. He never flew away, far, when outside...just enough to get some wing...
I had to put down my baby "Moose" a Goffins Cockatoo. We moved to a new house this year, a big change for a bird. He began self mutilation. He developed a skin infection from his mutilation.. He was in a "cone of shame" for almost 3 months as his skin needed to heal from all the damage he did to...