Clipping A Cockatiel’s Wings

I wanted to let our cockatiel out of her cage more often and to do so she needed her wings clipped.  She is much calmer and her free out of cage experience is much more pleasant for everyone, especially her.  This prevents her from startling, flying away, crashing into things and possibly escaping to her detriment.

I'm an amateur who has clipped our cockatiel's wings a number of times with success over the years.  I would usually trim the inner or secondary feathers of her wings.  This time I trim her outer four primary wing feathers below the primary coverts.  I found this much easier than cutting the secondaries.  Next time I would trim the primaries a little less to give her a little more capability.

Let me know what you think in the comments.

Enjoy,
Jim

• #pets_animals
• #clipping_a_cockatiels_wings
• #pet_cockatiel
• #pet_bird
• #cockatiel
• #caring_for_a_pet_bird
• #trimming_a_birds_wings