Respect Your Bird and He Will Like You

I don't quite think people understand what it means to respect your bird, but it is so so so so SO so so... important. Honestly, if you simply show your bird some respect, he will respect you right back and start to like you. To prove this, I am going to show you a video of Dave and a Hyacinth Macaw (the same one we decided to take on for 6 wee...
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Flight Training Big Birds

Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Flying: Hyacinth "Hymie" It has been getting easier and easier to ask Hymie to fly and here's why: When he was younger, he used to fly around his owner's house with a green wing macaw in tow. So he has had experience flying before and enjoyed it enough to want to experience it again. I've been spending ...
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Parrot Tricks: Stick 'em Up!

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Touch training: Hyacinth Macaw "Hymie" Hymie is such a quick learner! Dave taught him how to touch train in just a few minutes and it only took one training session! The next day following touch training him, Dave began teaching him to spin in a circle and got Hymie about half way there before Dave co...
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Hymie the Hyacinth Weighs in and Eats Papaya

After leaving Hymie's cage open for him, we found him on top of our toucan's cage perching peacefully and looking proud of himself. He had to fly to get out of his cage, and he has been a FLYING MACHINE lately! He is loving getting himself around via his wings. He's now flying to and from the foraging tree, to and from Dave and me, and to and fr...
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Birdy Steps...

Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, Florida On my shoulder: Hyacinth Macaw "Hymie"  When I made my goals for Hymie, I didn't really take into account what it would take to get there. What I mean is, before I can even begin working on those things I want to do, I have to earn his trust first, kind of what Dave, Chet and I refer to as the "I can't g...
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Coming Home with a Hyacinth Macaw

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Waynesboro, Virginia The cutie: Hyacinth Macaw "Hymie" Yes, it's true... I came home with a Hyacinth macaw this weekend... and it's amazing and my jaw still drops when I look at him. It's like looking at a second house, but in a cage... just kidding! Meet Hymie, a 2 year old Hyacinth macaw who still twitches his...
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