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Is wing clipping necessary for training my pet bird effectively?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

Do i need to cut his/her wings off to train ??

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Answered By Anna M., DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 14th, 2017

It is not required, but many people do find it helpful to clip the tips of the flight feathers (this is NOT cutting the wings themselves, but just the feather tips, and is painless for the bird). This makes it a bit harder for the bird to fly, which makes it easier to keep up with them, especially when they're first getting used to you. Hope this helps!

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