I almost did pass out on the floor when you posted this! I couldn't even get myself to watch your video.... nothing upsets me more than a blue & gold hurt or in pain.
So glad he is home... I'm guessing he is not a good flyer? Would foam padding or a blanket around his cage have helped?
When Maui was young we had a foam floor around his playstand. Granted he didn't always hit it but it did brace a few falls.
One thing I'm VERY glad for is that I have the floor of the bird room padded with foam tiles, because of Kamara's disability. Taco might have been hurt so much worse if he'd hit the wall and
then crashed to the hardwood floor. He at least had a cushion and didn't do damage to his ribs or his legs or anything. Thank
god.
That was the first time I ever saw Taco fly, and he didn't seem to really have any control over where he was going. Though he was spooked, it wasn't really like a bird startling and flying into a window trying to escape, he just literally couldn't brake once he was in the air, and he hit the wall. I've been trying to target train him, so he gradually learns to fly, but since he never tried I thought he might be one of those birds who doesn't know what his wings are for. I guess not!
He scared me so bad. I had to put the fids to bed a couple hours ago, and it's taking
so much not to constantly go in and check on him and wake everybody up. I'm a shaking, snot-faced mess.