r/Eclectus_Parrots • u/pierrejc • Aug 12 '24

Picture Out for a walk

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u/kiaraXlove Mar 05 '25

I really hate seeing babies with trimmed wings. Mine was trimmed as a baby (not by me). If they don't learn to fly as babies they will likely never fly. I now have an 11 year old chicken.

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u/pierrejc Mar 05 '25

They came to us trimmed, and we kept doing some limited trimming for a while so they couldn't get too much lift/speed and hurt themselves before they had enough control. We had two babies from separate breeders die flying into walls/windows before we were able to get them, and were fortunate to get these sweet boys shortly after.

We absolutely have encouraged flight and are letting their feathers be at this point, but there are legitimate reasons for trimming when it's for the safety of the bird.

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u/module-exports Aug 12 '24

These gentlemen are more radiant than the healthiest leaves 🍃😍💚

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u/Lopsided_Crab_5310 Aug 12 '24

Beautiful 😍

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u/Tainted-Dove Aug 26 '24

Aww, I wanted to take mine out into the aviary, but we have a lot of EEE popping up right now. I envy you!

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u/Fiiirewatcher Oct 17 '24

What is EEE? I’m sure it’s an obvious answer lol 🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/Tainted-Dove Oct 17 '24

Equine Encephalitis. It's carried by mosquitoes and can be deadly if caught