Where to begin

[sl8tr]

I have three birds. A male Congo African Grey, a male Double Yellow Head Amazon and a male or female (not sexed) Red Fronted Macaw. All three step up for me beautifuly 9 times out of 10.

I'm interested in getting them to fly on cue either to me or to their perch or cage, etc..

I have a couple stands for training purposes but my African Grey is not fond of the stands. I find that when he doesn't like something he has no interest in anything. He won't even accept his favorite treat if he is uncomfortable. What can I do?

Thank you.

[liz]

It is hard to believe no one answered this post. Everyone else is better at this than me. The most I can do is get Myrtle to fly and follow me. She only lands on me if I have been gone for a while and that is at her will.

[dohcsvt]

wow, this is an older post. I wonder if the guy has even been back since no one answered up?

[liz]

I don't know why it wasn't answered before. I hope we did not loose that person.

[dohcsvt]

I checked his profile, he was logged in about a week ago, hopefully somebody will provide an answer before he checks back in.


As for the question, do you have a play stand that the grey hangs out on? IUf you do you could teach him usung rthat as a starting or landing point, as he may be more comfy with it than a perch. I cannot really think of anything else, hopefully somebody more experienced will read this.

[ljeanne]

i saw a guy hold millet near index finger of other hand and starting an inch at a time he lured the bird from one hand to the other. soon the bird had to fly to get the millet. hope that helps.

[felix11]

Introduce him slowly to the training perch by placing him on/near it and giving him treats. Until he is comfortable with the perch, you can flight train on top of his cage or on the back of a chair.