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clipping
while it may not work in everyones home due to kids running in and out other pets such as dogs,cats etc if at all possible leaving your bird flighted is the natural thing to do,you just have to take care that they are safe when you are cooking,and such,having them flighted does not mean they should always be out of thier cage,and they can be taught about windows and mirrors,my birds are flighted(in house only) and were taken to each window and mirror and allowed to touch it with their beaks,and since most people do not keep the windows super clean all the time they can see rain spots and dirt,in 9 yrs never have my birds flown into the window!If you read the lost and found sites for birds the majority of the ones that get loose are clipped! and have been carried by the wind,and being clipped they would have no way to escape a dog or cat had they landed on the ground and no people were around where a flighted bird could have at least gotten away from the danger,in my opinion clipping a bird to ''keep it safe'' is tantamount to tying your kids up to keep them from running jumping playing and possibly running out into the street and getting hit by a car.If you take the time to teach your bird,make and keep your home bird safe,have it in its cage while you are cooking or away from home or just busy then you should be fine oh and never ever take the bird outdoors without being in a cage or some other fashion of your control like a harness,if you have a small bird I would always opt for a cage outdoors
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