by Mona » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:42 pm
Hi Michael:
You really have done very well with Kili. Personally, I think time is your best asset. I think Kili just needs more time to get comfortable with flight. There will be a point in time when she figures out that she can fly where she wants. At that point, you can learn more about what works as a reinforcer.
One tactic that I have used for my birds is to have a favorite, comfortable perch. You can move that perch around. Reinforce the bird for flying to that perch until they are consistent with that and then you can move that perch in different places. They can become more focused on landing on that perch. We do that in the fly building. The birds all have their favorite perches and tend to target to those perches.
I'd be interested in hearing about what works for you Michael. As you are learning, flight training is always a process and never a destination!
Thanks
Mona
Mona in Seattle
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