Wing clipping

I tend to agree to Mr Shanlung's point to a certain extent that birds' escape is partly due to wing clipping.

Most people, after clipping their parrot's flight feathers, neglect to check if the feathers have actually grown back or not after an extended period of time. The owners will be given a false impression that the bird's flight feathers are still clipped and has not grown back, thus the end result, the bird's ability to fly upwards when the flight feathers are "clipped". People can say that they have clipped the flight feathers but how sure can you be without looking at the way the feathers are clipped, or whether or not the feathers have regrown or not ? The owners might still think that the feathers are clipped short at the point of the bird's escape but in actual fact, the feathers have already been fully restored.

I am sure most bird keepers here have exclaimed before.. "Wah, my parrot's feather already full flight !"

Wing clipping do prevent birds from flying in a upward direction, provided it is done correctly and regularly checked.

Clipping has definitley gotta be an indevidual decision based on your own lifestyle, the bird & your home.

Either choice there are a risks involved that need to be considered.

Also There are birds that do better flighted & birds that do better clipped.
I have 2 clipped, 1 not clipped for various reasons.

The clipped birds are far from disabled or disadvantaged by being clipped. They get around beautifully & on their own. To an advantage of one of my clipped birds. He learnt to do some unbelievable climbing & acrobats.
I love to take my birds outside too. I don't want any panick attacks & taking off somewhere. When clipped I know how much they can or can't fly, so I use this to decide what to do about going outside, where, how much in the open, how close or far away from a fence, tree etc....so they don't end up where they shouldn't be.

The flighted bird is rather lazy LOL flighted because he tends to panick & take off. If this happens & we aren't in the room, he can't get back to his perch safely if he's clipped. During his hormonal periods I do clip him because he can be quite naughty in the house.

But, 1 thing never to forget, a clipped bird can always have their wings grow back if it doesn't work out for the best.