My mom is extremely frustrated and I've been getting an earful about Fajr pooping everywhere. My dad is Fajr's favorite person, and he takes Fajr to his room every day, and so the result is bird poop all over my parents' bedroom. This isn't strictly my fault, but since Fajr is "my" bird, I have to take responsibility for it.
I was fine with cleaning up after him, but now my parents are suggesting getting a bird diaper (the flightsuit we had gotten for my 'tiel had also doubled as a bird diaper), but seeing how restrictive it was on my tiel makes me really dislike the idea. I do prefer the aviator harness, since it covers a lot less of the bird while still allowing the bird to fly-but that does not function as a diaper.
And so, I've decided to start doing training as a compromise of sorts. I'm extremely on edge about the idea though, and will cut off the training if at any point it looks like he is forcing himself to poop or holding back. I'm extremely concerned about something going wrong during the process. I have read Michael's post and seen his video on how to go about the training and will do my best.
Obviously, birds do poop and Fajr is a family member, so even if this doesn't work out, he's here to stay-poop and all. I will keep you all updated on our progress!
Two concerns though:
One: In the past, when I noticed he needed to go, I've put him on a sheet of newspaper (not with the intent of training, and I was not consistent).The issue is that he will often back up onto the edge of the newspaper and poop on the surface underneath . Any suggestions about what I can do to prevent that?
Two: If anyone has access to any other resources on safely training this, I would appreciate it if you could post a link!