Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 24, 2008
Photo by Dave
Location: Moab, Utah
Hiking with: Congo African Grey “Cressi”
I wanted to share how I came up with names for my birds – as well as use it as a way to come up with a name for yours. One of my husband’s serious pet peeves is animals whose name is “Blackie” or “Fluffy”. I [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 22, 2008
Photo from www.istockphoto.com
Cockatiels are probably the most commonly known for having the worst cases of night frights among parrots. Usually, night frights occur for mainly the smaller birds but I have heard of a few cases of it happening for larger birds as well; including my own.
I’ve had one bird fall off a perch during [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 21, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Henderson, Nevada
Shown: Military Macaw “Cash”
Back in January 2006, we bought three macaws; two blue and gold macaws and one military macaw. They were all around the age of 6 months old and were shipped to us while in Henderson, Nevada. We were preparing for the show we would perform for 13 months [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 18, 2008
Photo by Dave
Location: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Hugging: Blue and Gold Macaw “Chayko”
Earning your bird’s trust can be hard depending on your bird’s situation. One of my favorite behaviors to train is based on trust and that is getting your parrot to lay on its back; whether it’s on a hard surface or in your arms.
It’s [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 16, 2008
I don’t know about your feathered friends, but mine tell me their deepest darkest secrets.
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 15, 2008
I’ve always liked it when other people would play with my hair or do it for me. But it’s really something else when your bird starts preening your hair for you!
My parrots will do it every so often. Cressi dislikes hair, it just bothers and irritates her. Bondi, however, will make sure to fix it [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 3, 2008
My favorite type of training is behavior shaping. It can also be the hardest because it requires finding a natural behavior your bird already does and having a clicker on hand to let the bird know it’s a good thing to continue to do for a reward.
I trained my galah, Bondi, [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 2, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Featured: Solid White Parakeet “Lexi”
There is some what of a misconception about flight suits. I’ve noticed a lot of people think they will keep your bird from flying off – but isn’t saying that all relative? It feels like they forget they have to actually hold the leash. And, it [...]
