Amazon first steps in fly

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Hey team, I have a question. It refers to the flying of the Amazon. You see, I trained with him and I still train in a medium-sized bedroom where there are no obstacles or objects. I train her on the command "come" and I found out that she already recognizes it. When we are okay in that room, she obeys especially when I hold a bowl with a reward in my hand. He is already 3 months old and I don't see this as a problem because he really has time to get to know everyone. A few minutes ago I let her into the big living room and she didn't have a good time HAHAH. The room is huge and really has room to fly, all the other birds enjoyed flying (the Konures I sold). The amazon unfortunately hit a shelf with things and got scared and came back and when he came back he hit the armchair hahaha. Could you help me hahahah how I'm going to teach her about obstacles, I'm sorry that every time she hits something like a fool hahahah. Should I continue to let her into this great room? She still wants to go very high and then she gets confused, she really has no control when flying, but let's give her time to learn, after all, she just started to fly

 

[Tazlima]

A bird learning to fly is like a toddler learning to walk. It's a difficult thing to learn, and they're going to be clumsy at first. Birds have an additional challenge in that they have less of a runway, so to speak.

They also have to learn the space. Imagine you're walking across a rock jetty or similar, where you're going from rock to rock, and you don't know which ones are stable and will hold your weight, and which ones are wobbly or slippery. You start out moving slowly and carefully, testing each step before trusting it.

But then, if you cross the same rocks every day, you learn where to step and where to avoid. After a month, you may be hopping across those same rocks like a mountain goat.

Birds have a similar challenge. They have tl learn where it's safe to land, and how much space there is to turn, and how to control their movements to best navigate the space.

In your case, with a bird who's just learning to fly, they have to do both at once. For the first, you can "toddler proof" the room. Make sure there are lots of places to land safely and easily (boings and nets are both great for this). If the bird seems likely to fall, put soft materials in those areas to ease any crashes. Cover windows and mirrors, or ar least put decals or soap or something to make it easy for the bird to see there's a barrier there.

For the latter, most of the same holds true.

With a bit of practice, they'll be zooming around like a champ before you know it.

 

[DClark]

I've been going through the same thing with my 1yr old Yellowhead. He was clipped by the breeder, but has now grown in all of his flights except 2-3 on each side. It was very much trial and error at first. He smacked into several things, including the window a couple times. He would just take off and not even consider a landing a spot at all. It didn't take very long for him to figure it out though.

Now, he will do loops around the room and land back on his perch or his play gym. Still far from perfect, but much better. He was outside yesterday in the screened in porch yeah have and took off straight into the screen, managed to damage a blood feather. Thankfully it wasn't very bad.

I got a few training tripods with and that's what I've used to train him. I started with them right beside each other, where he could step back and forth. Then started spacing them out over time. Using a clicker/treats each time he would go back and forth. He still has a lot to learn though.

 

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I am aware of everything HAHAHAHAH. She is very hyperactive, I put her in this big room because she stays there anyway and she will have to get used to it. But the experience from the past and my conures tells me that I simply have to let them and the habit of glass into all other things. My female conure hit the glass 3 times and since then she sees glass as an obstacle in all possible rooms, both those she knows and those she doesn't know, she even enjoyed sitting on the bench by the window, greeting passers-by by knocking. So I think that the proverb applies to them, once bitten by a snake, the lizard is afraid. But I have to be patient because this is still a baby who still makes sounds and calls just like a baby