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[Sharpie]

I did it. I start our cross country move in two weeks, and tonight I clipped the budgie's wings. I want them to have a couple of weeks to get used to it before they're stuffed in their travel cage in the pickup for several days straight.

It makes me so sad to see them wanting to fly. All but Lucy have been clipped at different times, most recently four years ago when we moved here, and they all remembered what the deal was. After they tried to fly and glided down, they all stepped up and then held their wings out and leaned as far towards where I was walking them as they could without falling over. It made me feel like a horrible, horrible mean person.

I try to tell myself that it's for the best, that they will be much safer this way, and I do think it's true. And their flights will grow back. But I still feel terrible about taking their flight away from them.

 

[Laurul Feather Cat]

You have to do what you can to keep them safe. There are always those freak accidents that happen and maybe this will keep your birds from escaping if you happen to meet one.

Good luck on your move.

 

[dolldid]

im in your shoes but they will grow back in the mean time they have a difrent life style

i did it to sho Mango another side of life it has nothing to do with bonding cause dont think we could have a beter bond but its he has to depend on me to get to point a from b it will shw him he can make more decisions
later when hes free flighted again decisions he didnt know about
and yes i do feel bad would i have done it if i had taken more time to think it through ask me next month

 

[zoo mom]

Just remember you didn't do it to be mean but to keep them safe during your travel. They will forgive you so forgive yourself.