They've been flying for quite some time. they just suckHow long have they been able to fly? They might just be clumsy because they're new and don't really know how.
I suppose I should clarify, I am not trying to be rude to my boys, I love the crap out of them. I am only saying they are terrible at being a bird cause they are bad at doing what birds do best. As for nutrition they are very picky but do like some broccoli from time to timeI wouldn´t say that lack of flight mkes them ¨terrible at being a bird¨, sometimes these things happen.
Do they get plenty of time out of the cage to fly?
Eat pellets and veggies?
Have you spoken to your vet about this?
Try to make the room safe so they´re not crashing into things as much, and line areas with blankets to soften any falls.
Depends how old they are, and how often they are given the chance to do so.Anyone else have birds that can't seem to fly well enough to not just thud into a tomato plant... Mine seem awful at flying.... Fortunatley they make up for this by doing funky dances and kissing
This is so true. I mean, most pet birds would never cut it in the wild. Wild birds are basically Olympians. Pet birds are like amateur weekend warriors that love watching the Olympics lol. Confidence makes a big difference too. My one bird needs a lot of encouragement from myself and the other bird. I’ve noticed that he will get timid for a few days after a bad landing. They really are like humans.Lol, I identify with your bird. I suck at sprints and hurdles and other "basic human skills," myself.
I think of flight as just one more form of athleticism, with birds having as wide an array of talent as human athletes. I have one amazing flier, one who's so-so but actually starting to develop some pretty good moves, and a third who is basically in physical therapy to recover from total muscle atrophy and a fear of falling. (She's making progress too! For the longest time, if she couldn't cross a gap by reaching with her beak to climb across, she was trapped. She's now up to flying five feet in a straight line, and she's even started playing around with the idea of ascending).