he does not need his wings clipped, what if someone took your legs. you would be pretty bumed.......the homers can not be let out, they will try to fly to the preowners no matter how long you have them, best to start with young birds 30 to 40 days old. they call them homers for a reason ...they will try to find home. it is a big gamble trying to resettle homers, you could lose the birds, so they will have to be prisioners in the loft.