Situation guide
Room-proofing, recall basics and safe first flights indoors.
Your bird's first out-of-cage flight should be calm and safe. This guide covers room-proofing windows, mirrors, fans and water, the clipped-versus-flighted question, building step-up and recall first, and running short, confidence-building first indoor flights at your bird's own pace.
A bird out the door or window is frightening, but most tame birds are recovered within a day or two. Here is a calm, step-by-step plan: keep it in sight, lure rather than chase, search at dawn, and widen the net with flyers, apps and neighbours.
A reliable recall builds a joyful bond and is a real safety skill if your bird ever escapes. Learn to train it indoors with rewards and tiny distances, and understand why outdoor free flight is a far riskier, specialist matter.
