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For some pet parrots, yes, flight feathers are trimmed as they come in to temporarily prevent or reduce flight, but traditionally, ducks and geese being raised for meat and feathers do have part of the outside wing joint removed to permanently prevent flight - this is called pinioning.



At least they won't be hungry, getting fed more than they would eat on their own [0]. That seems to be called gavage.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding




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