Triss
Regular Member
My Lilac crowned Amazon (Newt) was clipped over a year ago by the parrot breeder I bought him from. I didn't want to have his wings clipped, but the seller insisted upon it, as he had apparently once kept an unclipped Timneh grey who had tragically broken his neck flying into a window. Newt's feathers have moulted and regrown on his right wing but not his left. I feel stupid for not knowing this, but is feather regrowth supposed to be symmetrical or not? i'm worried that he may have chewed the new flight feathers on his left wing as they were growing. It's awful and I should have put my foot down about the clipping issue, as Newt often crashes to the floor while trying to fly and is obviously confused and frustated at his inability to fly. (My windows are covered by blinds and I have no mirrors near to the birds so accidents are less likely to happen in my household, thus I feel it would be better and perfectly safe if he could fly as I don't like wing clipping at all.)