wing clipping
Trimming for safety
Wing clipping is the practice of trimming a bird's flight feathers to prevent it from flying, commonly done with pet birds to keep them from escaping or injuring themselves indoors.
The feathers grow back after molting, so clipping must be repeated.
Figuratively, to clip someone's wings is to restrict their freedom or ambitions: The new regulations clipped the agency's wings.
- aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- restraintControl over impulses
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
budgie · control · perch · suppression · inhibition · parrot · grooming tools · flight feathers · molting · macaw · bird cage · captivity · primary · regrowth · veterinarian · safe landing · cockatiel · secondary
- Poultry Farmingducks, geese, duck eggs, goose eggs, duckling
- bird carecage, birdcage, aviary, perches, nesting boxes
- bird keepingbird cage, birdcages, bird food, birdseed, parakeet
- exotic petssugar glider, fennec fox, hedgehog, capybara, serval
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- pigeonsrock pigeon, homing pigeon, carrier pigeon, rock dove, wood pigeon
animal freedom/autonomy
wing clippingreleasing
Allowing to escape
setting free · liberation · freeing · release · rewilding