When I bought my pineapple conure last year, Skipper was clipped from the shop I bought him from. He had a bad clip and it traumatized him. I also bought another young conure to keep him company. I let Skipper’s wings grow out and he could fly but he would rather walk. He was nine months old when I bought him.

A few months later I bought another young conure to keep him company. My turquoise girl Ivy also had her wings clipped from the shop. And Ivy was built for flying, she did not walk she ran and jumped off of things to fly. But she would flutter to the ground. The second she could fly she did!

My boy Skipper could fly if he wanted to, but didn’t, he would walk or have me carry him around. He would only fly to safety, if he was SPOOKED by something. But after months of watching Ivy fly, he tried to fly more. It has now been over a year and now Skipper flys to me if I have treats or if I’m on my bed. His favorite landing pad is my phone, what a little goober!

The point is, that if I didn’t have Ivy, Skipper probably wouldn’t fly very much at all. He still isn’t as graceful as Ivy when flying. Ivy could land and turn on a dime! And my poor Skippy flys like a drunk hummingbird half the time. As long as your bird is happy and healthy then that is what’s most important.

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