I never expected to achieve this breakthrough moment on day seven.
If you've missed out on Morgan's previous seven days, then this may not seem as big of a breakthrough as it actually is. So catch yourself up!
I didn't expect it so soon at all but I was excited and hopeful for when it would present itself. I literally left off on my last vide...
Throw out everything you ever heard about leaving your bird alone in its cage to "adjust" for the first few days. Throw it out, out, out!
Here's why:
Anytime I see people "leave their bird alone in the cage to adjust for a few days" prior to interacting with it positively, the bird becomes so comfortable in its new space that YOU are the only ...
Photo by Dave Location: Augusta, GA Bathing: Galahs "Ace" & "Bondi"
Bathing your parrot often is crucial to your parrot's health and feather condition. Some birds love to bathe (Comet, my Camelot macaw will literally take a bath ANYTIME!) others... not so much... like my military macaw will hang in the back while everyone else gets wet. He ...
I realized just the other day how I've used mirrors A LOT in my training of parrots. It sounds weird, but every time I use the mirror to train one of my birds... it seems to train something completely different. Okay, I've only had two examples of this but now that I've caught onto it I will be using it on ALL my birds eventually. So far, it's j...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Aviaries locked with 3 combination locks & chain
We do a number of things to protect our parrots. Recently, I was asked on our youtube account if we worry about having our parrots outside as they could attract thieves. And we've all heard the horror stories of pet parrots being stolen...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Savannah, GA dressing room With a bandaged toe: Galah "Bandit"
I can't tell you how many times I've almost shut the door on my parrot's foot or toes. And then there's the amount of times I actually have done it. C'mon, don't give me that reaction, you've done or almost done it too! Our parrots are fast, they wedg...