I'm not sure if Levi ever learned how to fly, or what her past was exactly like, but she is awful at flying. Her wings have a feather that looks like it might have been clipped in the past, which would make sense as the place she came from (and Grumbles) clips the babies wings before they even learn to fly (Luckily Grumbles did learn still with clipped wings though). And with her previous owners being elderly that makes sense.
Levi flies straight into walls. She only flies if spooked, and then it is like she can't tell where she is going and then runs right into the wall. I am very afraid that she is going to injure herself doing this.
She also has no stamina for flight. She LOVES to flap her wings while holding on to something. I have started doing something where I hold her on my hand, with my thumb over her toes, and then run- and she flaps her wings as if she were flying. (though she is just holding on, but she seems to like it.) But she gets out of breath after flapping for not even 10 seconds.
What should I do to help teach her? Even if she can't become a great flier I do want her to not fly into walls.
Levi flies straight into walls. She only flies if spooked, and then it is like she can't tell where she is going and then runs right into the wall. I am very afraid that she is going to injure herself doing this.
She also has no stamina for flight. She LOVES to flap her wings while holding on to something. I have started doing something where I hold her on my hand, with my thumb over her toes, and then run- and she flaps her wings as if she were flying. (though she is just holding on, but she seems to like it.) But she gets out of breath after flapping for not even 10 seconds.
What should I do to help teach her? Even if she can't become a great flier I do want her to not fly into walls.