Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!stewartw
From: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR: Wing clipping
Message-ID: <9324@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 91 22:25:27 GMT
References: <7022@fs2.cam.nist.gov> <3215@legs.UUCP>
Reply-To: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <3215@legs.UUCP> freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg) writes:
>We leave the two outermost flight feathers intact and clip the following
>half dozen or so down to the tips of the next layer. This doesn't seem
>to hurt their appearance when the wings are tucked in either.

   It should be noted that birds clipped in this manner often can
get lift if they are in a breeze and can travel several miles very
quickly.  If you lived in a downtown area (where buildings can create
a wind-tunnel effect) or in a rural area, it really is better to
cut the last two primaries.

 Stewart

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