Who's a lucky bird?
Wing clipping. Talk to your "cutter" about how he/she cuts and how they handle the bird - before the clip.
People other then owners tend to be a bit rougher, just like when you take an unruly pup for grooming.
Before we learned how to do our own clipping our macaw would sometimes come home with very visible bruises on his beak. He had white face feathers and it was easy to see the bruising. And his feathers would be all messed up.
Groomers tend to clip all the flight feathers, and that is what it looks like when they are done. Odd, unnatural look.
We preferred a cut where the outer 2 most feathers were left long, then all the inner flight feathers were trimmed.
This will prevent the bird from getting any "lift" and taking off, but allows just enough to help slow down any crash dives.
If you can't keep your wits about you when the Jade is being handled for the clip, leave the room. Your bird will sense your uneasiness and get even more stressed.
Over the years we could "read" our bird and could tell when he was getting a bit uncomfortable with his feathers growing in. He was most happy when he could flap to his hearts content, but not get into any flight trouble.
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