? for a friend about his parakeet

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Tim Mayberry - 04 Jun 2008 05:44 GMT

I have a friend overseas who has a question about his parakeets. I'll post
it here. Anyone who can give advice is very welcome. Thanks.

My male ring necked parakeet, Sid by name, has been with me since January.
He came with his wings clipped and as far as I know was a juvenile. His
feathers have now grown back completely but he displays not the slightest
inclination to fly. He does not even bother to do a bit of flapping now and
then. Seems happy enough, eats his food, plays around, friendly...but no
flying. His mate Nancy (unclipped) flies around and sometimes looks at Sid a
bit puzzled.

So my question is...if Sid was clipped as a very young bird he may never
have 'learned' to fly. Is this possible...and if so is he ever likely to
learn?

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nospam - 07 Jun 2008 18:11 GMT

> I have a friend overseas who has a question about his parakeets. I'll post
> it here. Anyone who can give advice is very welcome. Thanks.
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> have 'learned' to fly. Is this possible...and if so is he ever likely to
> learn?

Yes, and no. Flying from a bird's perspective is work, and if they
can get by without it, they will.

One note of caution though: Fully functional wings on a bird that
never learned to fly are dangerous things. If the bird gets spooked
he's going to take off and likely have no idea how to go anyway
except straight ahead, and that likely means flying into a wall or
other object.

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