This video presents an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of having your bird fully flighted within your home or bird safe room.

Considerations such as:

• Teaching your bird flight skills, gradually building appropriate muscle and endurance as well as motor skills for safe flight
• Misting sessions encourages flapping exercise that builds muscle and cardio, as well as preening
• Mentoring foraging activities at an activity station can encourage your bird to fly back and forth from its day cage, encouraging flocking behavior
• Harness training your bird for safe trips outdoors or indoor space that would not permit safe flight
• Safety concerns such as wood stoves, toxic plants, boiling water, ect.
• Hazards such as flying into windows, or out of open windows and doors
• What to have on hand in case of accidental escape such as a photo, phone numbers, etc
• Resourceful links: how to bird proof your house, harness training, Getting your bird back DVD