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Post by robert on Jun 16, 2008 14:45:33 GMT 10
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Post by mybirdz on Jul 25, 2008 14:53:51 GMT 10
That's an excellent pce of info on the first site (haven't checked out the second yet). I'm still surprised at so many people these days still using some of those methods & swearing by them.
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Post by Karen on Jul 25, 2008 17:51:09 GMT 10
Interesting reading.
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Post by Jane on Jul 26, 2008 9:31:02 GMT 10
Good theories Thanks Robert  |
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Post by bickitrainer on Jul 27, 2008 20:52:19 GMT 10
Thanks Robert! I actually read this a long time ago lol.  |
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Post by oceanaussi on Jan 28, 2009 20:34:54 GMT 10
That's interesting! I just got my first tame bird and was wondering on what to do in case he tries to bite me. He nipped me a bit when I was trying to get him on my finger but I also onlzy have him since Monday. I have to read thru this trainingforum in more detail but I said no and put my finger on top of his beak´. Hope this is right?
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Post by bickitrainer on Feb 2, 2009 21:39:13 GMT 10
There are many techniques and birds learn best from different ones! Keep trying it out, if it works, then you're a step ahead! If it doesn't, then you can always try different techniques. |
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Post by bullibirdshow on Feb 6, 2009 21:39:16 GMT 10
He nipped me a bit when I was trying to get him on my finger but I also onlzy have him since Monday. I have to read thru this training forum in more detail but I said no and put my finger on top of his beak´. Hope this is right?
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For the training I use the first thing is to not set up the bird or yourself to be bitten. You can give a treat when your bird steps up and when your beak is full you cannot bite!
A suggestion from me!
Cheers,
Kate
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Post by bullibirdshow on Feb 6, 2009 21:43:28 GMT 10
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Post by oceanaussi on Feb 6, 2009 21:56:01 GMT 10
Thanks for the info! Stormy hasn't bitten me at all, he might give a little nip but that's about it. Nothing compared to what I have to endure with my IRN.
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Post by robert on Jun 20, 2009 16:45:20 GMT 10
new people might esp. be interested in this.
from Robert and Precious
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Post by angelicvampyre on Jun 20, 2009 19:21:38 GMT 10
intresting reading
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Post by damo223 on Jun 20, 2009 19:25:58 GMT 10
That was very interesting to read
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Post by Catherine on Aug 28, 2009 20:23:08 GMT 10
I find the very thought of punishing a bird appalling. The key to training is create a situation over time where the bird wishes to step up when you are near. This will be because he has learned that your hands are good. Hands which offer goodies or scrtiches are appreciated. I have a budgie which occasionally leans forward and bites my finger for no apparent reason after flying over and sitting easily with me for ages. My reaction is to rise and place him on a perch or back in his cage with the door open.
My cockatiels are sometimes a bit rough when they are young. If they nip, I put them off me immediately. As they get older, they respond in accordance with the way they are always handled.
Hitting and making fearsome noises is just going to land you with a fearful and unpredictable bird.
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 30, 2009 16:44:39 GMT 10
I don't think anyone here was saying they should hit or make fearsome noises. The author of the article was saying he has a ball that his bird dislikes the noise of.....so when the bird screams he shakes the ball......even from another room and the bird stops screaming. The bird has learned that while he is quiet and being a good boy he does not have to listen to that "retched noise" ....... I think it is a good idea. If only I could find a noise my birds don't like lol ;D But deliberately hitting or hurting or deliberately trying to upset the bird.......now that is wrong  just my honest opinion ;D |
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Post by meandem on Aug 31, 2009 8:39:48 GMT 10
I feel a bit the same way Tracey, I know there are times when my birds make a whole lotta noise and it usually is the time when I want them to be quiet, I would love to find something to quieten them down. Usually I will cover them if they get too noisy, but even under the covers there is a mumble happening. I end up laughing at them, and then I can hear them laugh back (from under the covers) - it really is quite a sideshow at my house!
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Post by raven on Oct 3, 2009 19:20:56 GMT 10
Chris Davis who writes for Birdtalk magazine always says what ever you do, how ever you interact with your bird/s make all those interactions trust enhancing. No punishment, no matter how "mild" is trust enhancing. Aim to avoid bad situations as someone said, make the thing you want the bird to do a positive for it, be reasonable, if you don't need to put the bird in its cage and it doesn't want to go, then wait awhile....speak and treat them like little kids, firmly but kindly. My bird doesn't bite, pluck, scream etc., and she is treated like a real member of the family.
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Post by robert on Oct 4, 2009 12:12:48 GMT 10
Raven,lovely to see someone else on this forum gets Bird Talk. I have been getting it for a long time now.
from Robert and Precious
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Post by raven on Oct 4, 2009 15:53:18 GMT 10
Hi Robert, yep I've been buying Birdtalk for about ten years now, I started to read it as part of my self training prior to taking my Western Corella Dusty home from the breeders. Bit cheesed off with them though, they seem to have cut down the pages lately, from about 80 to 48-50pages, at the same price. All the best.
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Post by robert on Oct 5, 2009 18:34:23 GMT 10
Raven, I like the emphasis on Companion Birds in Bird Talk. What got me interested in this mag, was that their emphasis on Companion Birds,included the small parrots. I have a companion Lovebird called Precious.I found that it was a lot easier to find material on breeding Peachface Lovebirds that it was to find material on Peachies as Companions. Bird Talk and Truelove Aviary came to my rescue.Lovely that you get it too.And that you did your research on Dusty,your Western Corella,before you acquired him/her.
from Robert and Precious
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