Hiya Kerstin, I know we have been chatting through messenger, and now we can all see her I was actually quite pleasantly surprised, she looks great, I really am with Kat on this one, its not worth putting her through that procedure, honestly, I did post somewhere else saying I regreted Erics operation, in hindsight I really do think I could have got him to the same point using other less envasive efforts...and I must point out that Eric has got his flight feathers but he has NEVER flown or attempted to, so as far as helping her to fly is concerned, forget it, put it to the back of your mind, to me, and its just my opinion, she looks capable of flying now? Really, I must hunt out some of Erics pre op photos, you would be shocked, he was really bald...I think Bob could vouch for that? Thats why I made the drastic decision, because he was "oven ready" Please dont put her through it...she looks great and will improve over time...I have had Eric a few years now and he gets better and better..and I am patient, be patient, a few years for a healthy young bird is just a snippet of time in their lifetime.