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Clipping the wings is a painless process and, in fact, a temporary one because the flight feathers will grow back with each successive molt.
The objective of wing-clipping is to limit a bird's ability to generate upward lift but retain the ability to glide downward to prevent injury from a fall.
- Larger parrots typically require fewer feathers to be clipped.
- Smaller birds have greater lift and need more feathers clipped.
- Clip primary feathers on BOTH wings.
- Primary coverts, secondary feathers and secondary coverts are not clipped.
- Clip both wings to give bird proper balance.
- Restrain head, both feet and the opposite wing.
- Be careful NOT to restrict chest.
- Hold wing at base of humerus.
- Clip first four or five primaries at the base of the shaft, below feathered area.
- Can leave the first two primaries for aesthetics and clip an additional primary.
- Do not clip feathers with blood shaft.
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