[Nazir's]

Originally Posted by charlieandmom

I have tiels that are flighted and every time they get spooked they get to flying around I always afraid there going to hurt themselves.

I have one flighted bird and one bird that is not flighted. I worry more about the bird that's not flighted as her movements are very liomited, clumsy, and her falls are much more dangerous than the one that's flighted. It's her instinct/natural reaction to fly when she get's spooked but could easily fly/fall to her death if the predator was above or beneath her. She doesn't seem to be bothered by not being flighted but personally, I prefer being able to call my birds to come to me knowing that he or she can. When I tell Clover (my flighted bird) to come, he comes. When I tell him to go, he goes. When he's spooked he can get away fast and safely. Whereas, my non-flighted bird tries to get away when spooked but is not be able to go anywhere far or fast. I also think, if ever an emergency, I might need to call my birds and have them come to me quickly. Clover would always get to me much faster than Iris. Most times Iris tries to fly to me, but she falls not too far from her leap and I have to meet her half the way to pick her up.

I've just adjusted to living with birds and have birdie proofed my house (i.e. no ceiling fans on while the birds are out, the fids must be confined to a room or their cage when cooking, and all dogs confined while birds are free, etc.). It's working out for me and I feel a lot more secure with a flighted bird (in house). My biggest concern when it comes to flighted birds is that I don't trust taking Clover (flighted) outside as I do with Iris (non-flighted). Iris and I would just hang out in the back yard but I'd not ever try that with Clover.