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From: kdb@intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Clipping wings
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Date: 31 Jul 90 21:32:19 GMT
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In article <1990Jul30.140835.25056@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>,
plemmons@nsf1.mth.msu.edu (Steve Plemmons) writes:
> I think you would
> rather try to be a little more careful about open doors and windows that
> having your friend crash and break a bone.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Steve

This is just not good advice.  I know of too many people who have lost birds
because they did not clip, or poorly clipped their birds.  The trick is to
leave enough feathers, but not too many.  Look for a video on this soon.

Birds have also been known to break their bones crashing into windows as
well.  So leaving their wings unclipped or poorly clipped is no solution.

Kurt
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Kurt Baumann