This is a fantastic idea, i just adopted a bird and she is a mans bird, ive had her 6 days and doing clicker training bathing, step up etc and she's responded so well today she let me give her head skrims she stole my heart from day one and i was more than happy to be patient and do everything permission based.
@@H1GH.FL1Y3Rthat's what they mean- train it so the bird is calm and relaxed all the way through... Toweling a freaking out bird will make the trip hard for you and traumatizing for the bird. So teaching it in a way that the bird is comfortable will let you do those hard things like trimming nails and the bird will be more than calm.
I don't know, but I imagine just introducing them to a folded towel/letting them climb over it and giving out treats like crazy. Also, teach the "go onto your back" move. Put the bird on its back and introduce the towel. Reward with loads of treats after a minute or two of being on their back with the towel by them. Then, put the towel over their stomach while on their back. Then, wrap them in the towel. Eventually you will have a bird that can stay there for a minute or two no problem. Keep expanding it and working on it regularly, once or twice per week. Lots and lots of treats after everything, break it into steps, and keep it slow- one step at a time and don't cut corners and take it very slow over several months of need be.
This has been a true struggle. Just tryna get my birb onto his carrier cage is stressful. Progress is being made regardless tho training takes lots of work & time
I am working on target training my two budgies (with your Budgie Course!) and I hope I can use this to make travelling and vet visits easier on them... and me. 😊
Thankfully emery only makes me struggle with the towel part, but he’s willing to lay on his back outside of a towel no problem 🤔 now to transfer that behaviour
I own four parrots and it's never easy making a trip to the vet. I've tried the towel method several times and it just doesn't work. Yet they are all social birds. They go everywhere with me and love people, but hate the vet. They even start acting up before we even enter the clinic
Always remember..birds 'choose ' their 'person'. Not the other way around, especially with older birds. Either they love you or they don't, if they love you, they will resist other people or even attack them, be patient as they are extremely a one person, bird, mindset
My Blue-Head Pionus was a great patient. He was fine but didn't like his nails clipped. He would let out a stress squawk to let the vet know he didn't like that, but would let him do it. Other than that, the vet could do anything needed.
@joebean3615 I purchased him from a pet store in NJ where I live. If you Google Blue-Head Pionus (adult) you'll see how the adults look. He was gorgeous.
I had two cockatiels since they were eggs I had the parents and I took over feeding formula to the birds and one live 12 years name Ethel and Fred live 20 years not once did we go to the vet I had an instruction book get knowledge yourself take care of your birds and feed them right I don't even know if there's a vet around me.
What would you do when your bird will do it fine at home but when you take it it’s too scared and becomes frantic? Also how would you go about towel training please? Especially as my parrotlet is terrified of the sight of a towel, I think previous owners must have used it negatively 😢thanks ❤
My u2 breath smells bad and she is the most picky eater ever we just got her from some one else can’t find a bird vet the one I found is 198 miles from Lexington ky
I'm sure your bird isn't untrainable. It's a matter of finding their favourite treat and using that ONLY for training. No bird is unable to be trained. It's just a matter of patience and consistency.
