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Someone asked me once on how I taught Chief to lay on his back(at first I had trouble with it so I stopped and started thinking on a comfortable and relaxing way to teach him, this is what I came up with and it worked like a charm..maybe u'll get some pointers from this..
Lying on his back:
Step 1
Hold the parrot close to your chest so that he would grab your shirt and then start (slightly!) lean forward -like taking a bow- then click and reward..understand that u need to let the parrot get used to that unfamiliar position..in his own pace- bow lower towards the ground until u r bowing like bowing should be
Step 2
Now instead of him grabbing your shirt- he would grab on to your index finger, for now nothing changes except that! he's still close to your chest and u r still supporting him (now with only one hand of curse).
Bow like u did up until now and when u c that he's ok with that- lean back up a few inch's but don't move your arms, now the parrot is lying on his back and the only support is your finger and your palm
Step 3
Now your goal Is to increase the distance between u and your parrot so that in the end u'll stand back up and he will remain in lying position..when u achieve that try turning him on he's back without bowing.
Step 4
The last step is of curse removing your finger..I don't think that it's possible not to get bitten during this process (the parrot wants something to grab on..it's a natural instinct) so try to release one or two of his fingers first (with your thumb) then sleek out your finger entirely (only from one leg), eventually he will release his leg on his own and then u release the other leg, now it's time to take a deep breath and smile, u just took the game to a whole other level….