hardbouw
New member
- Nov 16, 2021
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- Parrots
- African Grey
Hi,
Just some advice. I got this bird which has a long history. He was a pet in a cage the first 17 years of his life, never got handled, then 6 years a breeding bird, then when he saw me he immediately bonded to me. I have been with him about 2-3 months now and I am trying to get him to fly more in the house. I think he is afraid of flying and only flies when pushed to it, when he falls from somewhere (He scrambles all around up and down in my flat) or gets a fright. Im trying to lure him with some treats but he just hovers on his perch and stays put. I know this is going to take some time, I just need to know if I am using the correct method, I keep telling him "Come, Come" and shows him the treat, just before I did give him a taste of the treats so he knows I have something nice for him. I saw other videos of people first teaching the parrots some tricks and then moving on to some other stuff.
He will climb up immediately if he sees my hand, I tell him to come anyway but it's not even necessary.
I recently, the beginning of the month of December took him home with me from my parents' house where they tried to breed him with no success. I let him roam free in my small flat which he loves. I set him up 3 empty wine boxes which he had almost already destroyed in a corner in my flat as a play area, with the boxes he leaves my furniture alone. He is like a small child, I have to lock him in his cage now and then to get him to eat enough, else he will just eat the absolute minimum and go play again.
My eventual goal is to get him free flighted, but I know its still far away and lots of work. My question is what is my timeline, whats the correct steps?
Just some advice. I got this bird which has a long history. He was a pet in a cage the first 17 years of his life, never got handled, then 6 years a breeding bird, then when he saw me he immediately bonded to me. I have been with him about 2-3 months now and I am trying to get him to fly more in the house. I think he is afraid of flying and only flies when pushed to it, when he falls from somewhere (He scrambles all around up and down in my flat) or gets a fright. Im trying to lure him with some treats but he just hovers on his perch and stays put. I know this is going to take some time, I just need to know if I am using the correct method, I keep telling him "Come, Come" and shows him the treat, just before I did give him a taste of the treats so he knows I have something nice for him. I saw other videos of people first teaching the parrots some tricks and then moving on to some other stuff.
He will climb up immediately if he sees my hand, I tell him to come anyway but it's not even necessary.
I recently, the beginning of the month of December took him home with me from my parents' house where they tried to breed him with no success. I let him roam free in my small flat which he loves. I set him up 3 empty wine boxes which he had almost already destroyed in a corner in my flat as a play area, with the boxes he leaves my furniture alone. He is like a small child, I have to lock him in his cage now and then to get him to eat enough, else he will just eat the absolute minimum and go play again.
My eventual goal is to get him free flighted, but I know its still far away and lots of work. My question is what is my timeline, whats the correct steps?