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    Default Teaching Flight Recall - The First Steps

    Cross posted with permission from Bird_Breeder-Hobbyist:
    Teaching Flighted Recall: First Steps
    By mphung

    Flighted recall is probably one of the most important tricks to teach a parrot who can fly, so I'm going to try to be more vigilant about training and reinforcement for this one than I've been with some of his others.

    <http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/200...l-first-steps/>
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    Default Re: Teaching Flight Recall - The First Steps

    Linda: That is a great link! I recommend this trick for anyone who has a small flock. When I get some time I really want to try this with a couple of my flock.
    Laura O

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    Thanks, Linda, great article! I need to work on that with Big Boi and Shy. Oliver learned to fly to me over a year ago. All I have to do with him is pat my shoulder and whistle for him to come to momma.
    Janie

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    Ditto will fly to me if I call him and he's not already with me. But most of the time I don't even have to call.
    Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)


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    Now, if I can only get Goof to learn to "STAY"!......Actually, those nutriberries can work "both" ways. Of course, thats only temporary unless he's hanging out on the coat rack or his favorite window sill perch watching all the birds outside. Otherwise, if I jingle my car keys or ring his dingy bell while calling his name he'll come right to me! I've always felt ringing a certain bell or making a particular noise may come in handy should he ever get lost. Problem is, whenever he's up to "no good" he never listens at all...........
    Goofy Lovebird, B.B. Lovebird, and Michael

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    Quote Originally Posted by michael View Post
    Now, if I can only get Goof to learn to "STAY"!......Actually, those nutriberries can work "both" ways. Of course, thats only temporary unless he's hanging out on the coat rack or his favorite window sill perch watching all the birds outside. Otherwise, if I jingle my car keys or ring his dingy bell while calling his name he'll come right to me! I've always felt ringing a certain bell or making a particular noise may come in handy should he ever get lost. Problem is, whenever he's up to "no good" he never listens at all...........
    I have no problem getting Ditto to stay. Once he gets to me, he stays.

    Of course I don't really have to call him to come to me either (he's gonna do it anyway) but I do it anyway because it makes me feel better.
    Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)


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    I did that with my bird (:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCPO3P6VlUY

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daiqattack10 View Post

    this video demonstrates that your bird knows very well the recall and he/she has associated him/her name with the recall.

    I teach my birds to recognize the recall because it's very important if the bird were to escape.
    it's very easy to teach them the recall because the birds have in their DNA the ability to follow the sounds so they don't get lost from the flock.
    this is my bird Lory. He come to me every time that I call him but
    almost all my birds are capable to make this.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWnAqGvlem4

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    That is an "amazing" video AND your bird Lory is "beautiful"! AND the scenery where you live is also breathtaking. Thank you for sharing this info with the community!

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    For those who don't recognize the species of lovebird in marc's video, you are watching an agapornis nigrigenis or Black Cheeked Lovebird. In their natural habitat, this is the most endangered species of the lovebirds.

    Nice looking lovebird, marc.
    Linda L.
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