Clipping Doves Wings

[dawgtrainer]

hI i HAVE A LOVELY YOUNG RING NECK DOVE. HE LOVES BEING OUT OF HIS LARGE CAGE AND ENJOYS OUR COMPANY THOUGH HE DOESN'T SEEM AMENABLE TO BEING HANDLED. IT IS SO HARD TO GET HIM TO PUT HIM BACK INTO HIS CAGE. I HATE HAVING TO CHASE AND/OR STRESS HIM TO REPLACE HIM. iS CLIPPING HIS WINGS AN OPTION OR IS IT A POOR IDEA. tHANKS FOR ANY IMPUT.

[spirit wings]

I usually do not like clipping wings.. but is some cases it is fine and needed... like yours I think.. because he is a lone dove..you will want to interact with him alot and let him be out..so if the clipping will help him not hurt himself and makes it less stressful to put him back then do it.. as long as he still can flit up to his perch and go from perch to perch.. then it should be fine.. they do grow..so you can always decide to let them grow back if you feel it is not of any help..

[Jay3]

Originally Posted by dawgtrainer

hI i HAVE A LOVELY YOUNG RING NECK DOVE. HE LOVES BEING OUT OF HIS LARGE CAGE AND ENJOYS OUR COMPANY THOUGH HE DOESN'T SEEM AMENABLE TO BEING HANDLED. IT IS SO HARD TO GET HIM TO PUT HIM BACK INTO HIS CAGE. I HATE HAVING TO CHASE AND/OR STRESS HIM TO REPLACE HIM. iS CLIPPING HIS WINGS AN OPTION OR IS IT A POOR IDEA. tHANKS FOR ANY IMPUT.

If you darken the room, so that he can't see, you can then fairly easily pick him up to put him in his cage without clipping his wings and taking away his freedom. Wings are what makes a bird a bird. He would hate his wings being clipped so that he can no longer fly.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Jay3

If you darken the room, so that he can't see, you can then fairly easily pick him up to put him in his cage without clipping his wings and taking away his freedom. Wings are what makes a bird a bird. He would hate his wings being clipped so that he can no longer fly.

they grow back... it is not permanent..

[Jay3]

Yes, they grow back, but why do it if you don't have to. Why take away his flight if there are other ways. Don't think it's fair to the bird to handicap it just so that it gives you more control.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Jay3

Yes, they grow back, but why do it if you don't have to. Why take away his flight if there are other ways. Don't think it's fair to the bird to handicap it just so that it gives you more control.

because of the stress of catching her.. she needs to be out and interacting with her human.. if she was not the only one then I agree about the not clipping.. but I think this will keep the bird safer..people do it all the time with no ill effects.. it just depends on ones opinion on and what is best for both of them... either way the bird is being thought of.

[Cyreen]

If your dove is an indoor bird and restricted in his ability to fly safely anyway, it is often advisable for the bird's safety to clip their wings. I would suggest only a light clipping - maybe the first four flights halfway to slow him down but not take away his flight. He needs to be able to land safely.

[Iceland]

If you darken the room, you can easily pick him up.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Iceland

If you darken the room, you can easily pick him up.

mine were not so easy to pick up from the ceiling fan or the top of a window ...lol.. even in dark they would try to fly from my hands and crash... if the dove could not get up high because she had clipped wings then she could darken the room and just go pick her up as she will not beable to fly up high on something.. been there done that..lol...

[TN_PIGEON]

Shifting gears just a tad:

I'd suggest trap training him so that he'll put himself back in the cage.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by TN_PIGEON

Shifting gears just a tad:

I'd suggest trap training him so that he'll put himself back in the cage.

brilliant!

[Doves1111]

Originally Posted by TN_PIGEON

Shifting gears just a tad:

I'd suggest trap training him so that he'll put himself back in the cage.

Ringneck Doves are not as smart as pigeons to trap train. I am not for clipping wings either...but in this case a light clip on the flight feathers will cut the taming time of this dove in half. It sounds cruel, but it will be a lot less stressful on the dove then letting it fly wild and out of control. When you go for the dove...say step up...or up up. Put him against your chest and pet him for awhile. This will calm him. Don't pick him up and immediately put him back in his cage. Pick him up...cuddle him...and then put him back where he was. Do this over and over and eventually he will become calmer when you go to get him...knowing that you are not going to put him back in his cage every time you pick him up.
As for the clipped flight feather...they will grow back when it molts. If you want the flights to grow in faster...all you have to do is pluck the cut ones out. They will grow back in around 6 weeks.

Dawn

[spirit wings]

they may not be as smart..but they can be motivated by food the same as pigeons.. would take awhile though..

[Jay3]

Originally Posted by spirit wings

mine where not so easy to pick up from the ceiling fan or the top of a window ...lol.. even in dark they would try to fly from my hands and crash... if the dove could not get up high because she had clipped wings then she could darken the room and just go pick her up as she will not beable to fly up high on something.. been there done that..lol...

Ever hear of step stools? That's what they're for. Better than handicapping the bird.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Jay3

Ever hear of step stools? That's what they're for. Better than handicapping the bird.

pick on someone else... Im not in the mood... you have your opinion and I have mine.,... take it some place else...