Not sure and I don't want to hurt him....

Hi

Please could somebody inform me to how often a bird has to have his wings clipped and how do u tell if the bird needs to have them done, and i have heard people say that their beaks also need clipping is this true?

 

This is a site I found when I got my first budgies. I found it pretty informative.

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww19eii.htm

Also, if you've never clipped a birds wings before I would highly suggest getting a professional to show you how to do it before you attempt it yourself as they wil be able to show you which feathers to clip and things to watch out for (like blood feathers). It's not really that dfficult once you get the hang of it though.

My birds usually get clipped after their molt when their flight feathers start to grow back and a couple sometimes require a little trimming inbetween.

As far as trimming the beak I've never had to do it with any of my birds. My birds have a cuttle bone and mineral block that help keep their beaks in shape as well as toys that they can chew on.

 

Birds will only need clipping if you want to stop them flying up high.
I only have my birds clipped during hand training then once there feathers grown back in i leave them alone.

Birds molt usually every 6months so one wing clipping will last betwen 6-12 months depending on the lenght of the molt.

If you have never clipped wings this is better and safer to be done by either an avian vet or a breeder that has wing clipped before.
Clipping wings wrong can be disastrous for the bird which if a blood feather is cut the bird could bleed to death if not stopped ASAP, Also wrong clipping can cause wings to become deformed or feathers that do not grow back in correctly.

Beak clipping should only ever be carried out by an avian vet.
Cockatiels beaks grow faster than other birds so this should be checked regularly.
Making sure miner blocks and cuttlefish bone are in the cage at all times will help keep the beak trim but occasionally they will need it clipped back by a vet.

Again i never clip my birds more than once this is always during there first molt and helps with training them

Mike