by Lucysmom » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:28 pm
When Lucy first fledged, we refused to let the groomer clip her until she was flying confidently for a couple of weeks, but after a couple of run-ins with the sliding glass door, & falling into plants, etc. we did have her wings clipped. So, she does have some flying experience (not to mention her "running away from home" episode last spring!) She can sort of lunge & flap at where she wants to get herself now. What I meant by my question is whether to let her clipped feathers grow in each year & let her fly some before we clip her again- in other words, give her some additional flying experience every so often.
P.S. I'm pretty sure she's now trying to say her name- it sort of sounds like a pig or donkey squealing, but she'll say "Are you a good girl?" then answer herself "Oooeee", which is how "Lucy" comes out right now. So cute.