Do you think a clip of two feathers in a 9 week old Rose Breasted Cockatoo will be a big problem ?
Personally, I can't imagine it would be too much of an issue since it usually takes at least 4-6 feathers clipped to ground a parrot... up to 10 (if not more) in some birds. (usually the light, slender birds!)
I haven’t found any others though that I can get under $3,000 or that are coming from very hot climates making it perhaps impossible to fly them to me in Oregon.
I can understand wanting to keep it under $3,000... but that said, heat should not be an issue! They are flown in air conditioned areas on planes and if it's too hot, they'll delay the bird in an airport. I actually have first hand experience here.... had a conure shipped to me from Ohio. She came to me from another member here. She was flown from Ohio to Texas, then to Nevada. It was actually 6 years ago this month. We (
@webchirp and I) didn't even know she was delayed in Texas until after she was supposed to have arrived here in Nevada. After some frantic phone calls, we were able to find out she was safe and would be arriving the following day. She made it safely. Unfortunately, Jayde had a short life.
Miss the little runt!
He said his mother who raises them was worried they would get hurt in the ceiling fans in Florida.
If ceiling fans are an issue then clipping two feathers on each side isn't going to protect them.... that said, I would suggest finding another breeder... someone whom you can speak with directly, rather than having a "middleman" so to speak...
Can a 8-9 week old RB2 fly well enough to remember how to fly after it grows its wings back?
*Probably* - but it's not really about remembering so much as learning.... I doubt at that age the chicks are even flying at this stage. Could be wrong but I really think they would be a bit older before they start flying?
My caiques were clipped as babies and never flew, despite my efforts to toss them over a bed to practice, etc. I wonder if this varies from species to species or has to do with weight?
It's from my understanding that caiques aren't as big of flyers as other species... so to a degree, it's normal. Add in being clipped and possibly not having the confidence to fly and/or the muscle mass required to, and they may not have much determination *TO* fly. Target training may be beneficial here, if you haven't already done so... just teaching them to follow a target, then stretch to the target, then hop to the target, and eventually flying?