Are (real, live) Pink Flamingos Legal in California and Where to Purchase? - Beyond Tiki

T TikiJosh Member Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 735	T TikiJosh Posted posted on Tue, Aug 7, 2007 1:06 PM On 2007-08-06 12:59, Unga Bunga wrote: Okay, first. "That chick is a man, man!" That's from an Austin Powers movie. Now that I've got that out of my system, here's what I know about flamingoes: The ones kept at Sea World San Diego have one of their wings cut. The distal bone in the wing on the left side is removed when the birds are very young. By removing what amounts to half of the wing, they are unable to fly away (because they will otherwise). Not sure if there's a place that you can buy a flamingo, but the people at Omar's Exotic Birds might be able to tell you more info.

On 2007-08-06 12:59, Unga Bunga wrote:

Okay, first. "That chick is a man, man!" That's from an Austin Powers movie.
Now that I've got that out of my system, here's what I know about flamingoes:
The ones kept at Sea World San Diego have one of their wings cut. The distal bone in the wing on the left side is removed when the birds are very young. By removing what amounts to half of the wing, they are unable to fly away (because they will otherwise).
Not sure if there's a place that you can buy a flamingo, but the people at Omar's Exotic Birds might be able to tell you more info.

Post #323850 by TikiJosh on Tue, Aug 7, 2007 1:06 PM