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abstruse_traverse t1_iy64ivb wrote

Reply to comment by HippiMan in Abandoned pet pigeons in Brooklyn. by Cmondudecmon

Clipping bird wings typically just means cutting some of the longer wing feathers shorter. Unlike declawing or debarking it doesn't hurt the bird and will grow back in time. It's often done to protect the birds - i.e. clipping chicken wings to keep them from flying out of fencing where dogs can eat them.

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b3tchn t1_iy67fuq wrote

Right, it's more like clipping nails or cutting hair. Feathers grow back and it's completely fine to do for the pet bird's safety and does not harm the animal.

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yoursolace t1_iy7t9du wrote

Yeah I was going to say I have a pet bird who's wings were clipped when I got him but within a few months he was flying around and getting into all the mischief he could. I have had him for 20 years now and he's a grumpy old man who runs everywhere half the time, but still flies around and poops everywhere whenever he gets startled!

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