tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274288842266976434.post2010284642304827829..comments2023-05-18T09:02:58.572-04:00Comments on Budgies and Friends: Budgies are Getting Long Wing Feathers: To Clip or Not to Clip?Budgie Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04661534275099461399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274288842266976434.post-45327289778646806112008-11-10T12:26:00.000-05:002008-11-10T12:26:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing this.Thanks for writing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274288842266976434.post-4843138053138681392008-04-05T17:32:00.000-04:002008-04-05T17:32:00.000-04:00Hi ex (me), thanks for the comment. It seems rath...Hi ex (me), thanks for the comment. It seems rather than getting emotional and philosophical, you are taking a practical approach. probably the best approach when it comes to budgies, and probably, generally speaking, life itself.Budgie Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661534275099461399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274288842266976434.post-34428402740277442492008-04-03T19:28:00.000-04:002008-04-03T19:28:00.000-04:00I am personally in the non-clipping side, though I...I am personally in the non-clipping side, though I'm close to the fence. None of my birds are clipped, since they derive great joy from flying. <BR/><BR/>HOWEVER..<BR/><BR/>If at some point it becomes dangerous for one or more of them to do so, say illness or age makes it hard, then that could change. It really depends on the situation. <BR/><BR/> - me -Exhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140570989788215244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274288842266976434.post-12396825642330916922008-04-02T21:22:00.000-04:002008-04-02T21:22:00.000-04:00I can't express "why" exactly but I would not clip...I can't express "why" exactly but I would not clip. A certain sort of respect for other life forms, and desire that they use and enjoy their inherited abilities perhaps? Hmm, the biological desire for an infinite number of progeny is difficult to reconcile with this viewpoint. But, this is my feeling -- however it is rationalized.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759697784030802480noreply@blogger.com