Failed to get the harness on Timneh

Billdore

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I have to say I'm a bit more upset than I thought I was going to be. I really don't think I will ever get it on her. I had the loop around her head then she just started screaming like crazy and I let go. Now it's going to be impossible. Really bummed out. I knew it was a 50/50 shot but for some reason this failure has me bummed out. Thanks for listening.
 
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I'm not like mad at her or anything more like a kid who didn't get what he wants for Christmas.
 
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Good news she isn't totally spoiled by the harness now just suspicious.
 

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I have a flight suit for my boy and honestly I'm pretty nervous to even try. He is much smaller than your girl but still, I don't want to get bit, I don't want to hurt him, and I don't want to lose his trust.
I really have to get there though, as he will eventually be going absolutely everywhere with me. Right now I have been petting him with it and it stays pinned to the outside of his cage.
I encourage you to keep pushing forward though! It will open a whole new world for the both of you and she will soon forget the little thing around her when she gets to go outside.
Take baby steps and what I plan to do is have someone help me.
Honestly my emotions always get the bets of me so I doubt I will be able to do it alone lol.
 
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Good call someone helping would make it a lot easier. I have a couple friends that shes starting to get to know but she is still pretty suspicious of other people. I'm not to worried about getting bit; Timneh is such a sweetheart. Greys are really sensitive so as soon as I feel like I'm getting frustrated I take a time out. Lost my element of surprise now though. I had her going through my hand and the neck of the harness for treats, now she knows what I'm up too.
 

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Haha oh no, the ever intelligent grey has figured you out! Don't worry, she will forgive you, you'll just have to be extra sneaky!
 

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I told you, I have been working with Salty for the better part of 1 year , every night, to get his Aviator harness on. We have successfully put it on 3 times. Months and months just to get him to put his head thru the head loop. Now that its warming up, I am going to shoot for a short session outside , just before dinner, make it seem like dinner is the treat for doing it with no problems. We'll see.

All I can suggest is that you practice it every night, with lots of treats for any positive movement.
 

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I have a flight suit for my boy and honestly I'm pretty nervous to even try. He is much smaller than your girl but still, I don't want to get bit, I don't want to hurt him, and I don't want to lose his trust.
I really have to get there though, as he will eventually be going absolutely everywhere with me. Right now I have been petting him with it and it stays pinned to the outside of his cage.
I encourage you to keep pushing forward though! It will open a whole new world for the both of you and she will soon forget the little thing around her when she gets to go outside.
Take baby steps and what I plan to do is have someone help me.
Honestly my emotions always get the bets of me so I doubt I will be able to do it alone lol.



I (finally) found a great video for getting the flight suit on a little bird. Using the technique shown there, I was actually able to get it on Bumble (parrotlet). She continued chewing on it but didn't seem overly distressed. I took it right back off and haven't tried since - next time it goes on I want to immediately take her outside so I'm waiting for an opportune moment. If you go to YouTube and search "flight suit on parakeet " you should find it. The voice sounds like a young kid and several times says "just because your bird is doing this now, doesn't mean he'll do it forever" (chewing suit, walking like a drunken sailor). I found that both endearing and reassuring!


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We aren't giving up!! I'm just being a baby. I didn't mean to type spoiled I meant scared of her harness. We will get there if not this year next year or the year after. Thanks for listening to me whine it really does help.
 

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Flight harness, in my opinion have been over sold regarding the easy of putting them on Parrots. Every natural sense of a Parrot is violated during the process of putting is on them in addition to it staying on. It is a true statement of deep trust for them to allow such a contraption on them.

Al's long efforts is likely more consistent with the time and persistence needed to make this happen without stress-out the Parrot.

This is the stuff that supports the long effort into developing that strong trust bond! You can screw-up, push to far and get forgiven.
 
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I still have Perjo's harness sitting in plain view for her, been there a year. I have it on her friend the stuffed CAG FLuffy and I show her Fluffy wearing it a few times a week and let her touch it and talk to her about what it is.
 

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