katm89
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Hello all,
I’m looking for some advice on flight training my parrot. After doing a lot of research on behavior and wing clipping I’ve decided to let my bird’s flight feathers grow in. I had a sun conure that was flighted and she got out of an open soo and flew into a tree. Luckily we got her back, but since then I’ve been clipping my bird’s wings. I don’t want my bird now to be deprived of flight, but I want to be safe. I’ve been working on the “fly to me “ command, but she’s not totally getting it. Any advice on motivating them to actually fly to you? I’m trying to lure her with millet, but she’s still unsure what I’m asking. I also bought a flight suit harness for her to eventually wear outside, but currently she hates it.
Another reason I was clipping my bird is because our house is basically all windows on one side so Gumbo will sometimes see larger birds like herons outside and she takes off in a panic. One time she flew into a window and seemed concussed. I’ve been very scared since then of that possibility. I’m thinking of getting anti strike decals for the windows, but should I do anything else?
I’m looking for some advice on flight training my parrot. After doing a lot of research on behavior and wing clipping I’ve decided to let my bird’s flight feathers grow in. I had a sun conure that was flighted and she got out of an open soo and flew into a tree. Luckily we got her back, but since then I’ve been clipping my bird’s wings. I don’t want my bird now to be deprived of flight, but I want to be safe. I’ve been working on the “fly to me “ command, but she’s not totally getting it. Any advice on motivating them to actually fly to you? I’m trying to lure her with millet, but she’s still unsure what I’m asking. I also bought a flight suit harness for her to eventually wear outside, but currently she hates it.
Another reason I was clipping my bird is because our house is basically all windows on one side so Gumbo will sometimes see larger birds like herons outside and she takes off in a panic. One time she flew into a window and seemed concussed. I’ve been very scared since then of that possibility. I’m thinking of getting anti strike decals for the windows, but should I do anything else?
