[abnmojo]

I have been owned by Ruby, my RB2 for 3 years now. I got her when she was about 7 months old.

I have noticed quite a few things about this bird's ability to fly - even with extreme wing clips.

Ruby somehow got herself into a glue-trap that was under a dresser, about a month after the vet had cliped her wings. She flicked her wing under it, got a feather stuck, snatched the trap out and promptly stuck it all to her wing. Not a good situation. After an EXTREME clip to remove the glue, she could still gain lift and fly - with month old cliped wings on one side, and almost nothing on the other.

This bird can gain lift and fly about 3 weeks after any good wing clip. Faster for a not-so-good clip. Once her flight feathers all grow in, she can hover like a helicopter, navigate hallways with 90 degree turns with her head 2 inches from the ceiling, and never bump into a wall. The raw ability these birds have to just fly is... amazing.

The raw ability of this bird to get into trouble while flying is also amazing. I would recomend that you clip your RB2s wings - and learn how to do it yourself because you will go broke paying for it.