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Many Faces of the Mollucan Cockatoo

Until I worked at a pet store as a large bird-care specialist, I had NO idea there were so many varieties of Cockatoos.  I could say I was trained about bird training by the first Amazon Parrot I wor… more »

The Umbrella Cockatoo

Happy One-Year Anniversary Stewie! — 5 comments

Best in Flock wrote 1 week ago: One year ago TODAY, Stewie came home to live with me, and my life hasn’t been the same since. … more »

Tags: parrot adoption, parrot taming, stewie

Teaching to Put Rings on a Peg — 1 comment

Best in Flock wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a video of Stewie putting rings on a peg. This trick is based on simple retrieve (altho … more »

Tags: parrot tricks, ring toss, rings on peg

Bird Treats for Training: Finding Yours

Jamieleigh wrote 3 weeks ago:   The easiest treats to train with are sunflower seeds and spray millet. It’s easy to hand y … more »

Tags: Training, bird treats, finding a treat, for training, nuts and seeds for training, parrot training, parrot treats, picking a treat for your bird, rewards

Why Does the Caged Bird Scream? — 4 comments

Best in Flock wrote 4 weeks ago: Despite the fact that Stewie has been extra vocal in expressing his displeasure with me in the last … more »

Tags: screaming parrot, stop screaming

Barbara Heidenrich, Parrot Trainer - Interview

Best in Flock wrote 1 month ago: What a treat! Today I got to interview Barbara Heidenreich, one of the country’s top parrot tr … more »

Tags: barbara heidenreich, Interview, parrot trainer, parrot training, parrot training books

Parrot Props and Trick Training Toys

Best in Flock wrote 2 months ago: When clicker training your bird, you should teach at least three prop behaviors before you work on n … more »

Tags: Bird Toys n' Stuff, Parrot Books and Resources, parrot videos, bicycling parrot, bird ring toy, bird scooter, bird training props, clicker training props, parrot basketball

Teaching My Parrot to Wave

Best in Flock wrote 2 months ago: The latest trick we’re working on is waving. This is usually one of the earlier non-prop behav … more »

Tags: parrot videos, Clicker training, nonprop trick, parrot training, shaping, teach bird to wave, waving parrot

Video of Sun Conure and His Ball Trick

Best in Flock wrote 2 months ago: Another attempt to capture Stewie on video. Better than our previous video clip, I think. The … more »

Tags: parrot videos, Clicker training, conure trick, parrot training, prop tricks, stupid parlor tricks

Stewie Demonstrates Targeting — 5 comments

Best in Flock wrote 3 months ago: I’m still a terrible cinematographer, but I figured I’d go ahead and post this anyway. I … more »

Tags: parrot videos, Clicker training, Video, Targeting

Teaching My Parrot to Fetch: Step 1 — 1 comment

Best in Flock wrote 3 months ago: I pulled this old draft out of my archives. It’s from late last year, but I thought I’d … more »

Tags: Clicker training, Retrieve, trick training, bird props, parrot tricks, featch, Teaching tricks

Stewie's Video on YouTube — 2 comments

Best in Flock wrote 3 months ago: My video of Stewie on YouTube is almost at 1,000 views. Go help me over the hump This was taken ba … more »

Tags: beginner bird tricks, conure videos, Targeting

Cockatiel with Small Ring Toss Prop — 1 comment

Best in Flock wrote 4 months ago: … more »

Tags: Our Feathered Friends, parrot videos, bird prop training, Clicker training, cockatiel training, cockatiel-tricks, ring toss prop, rings on a peg, small bird tricks

Clicker Training Coins in a Piggy Bank

Best in Flock wrote 4 months ago: I found a cute little toy store in Clarendon with a completely unusable Web interface, but a great … more »

Tags: Bird Toys n' Stuff, bird training props, click training, Clicker training, conure training, parrot training, piggy bank, piggy bank trick

Establishing Dominance Over Your Parrot? — 6 comments

Best in Flock wrote 5 months ago: I often hear it said that a lot of parrot behavior problems stem from the bird thinking it is … more »

Tags: alpha bird, bird-taming, biting-parrot, establishing dominance, flock-dynamics, flock-leader, parrot training, parrot-dominance, step-ups

Small Clicker Training Props for Birds — 1 comment

Best in Flock wrote 5 months ago: This is the bird prop I got for Stewie from Nature’s Chest — it’s intended to tea … more »

Tags: Bird Toys n' Stuff, bird props, bird trick props, bird tricks, Clicker training, clicker training props

Just How Smart Are Cockatoos? Check It Out! — 2 comments

Best in Flock wrote 5 months ago: This cockatoo’s puzzle solving skills are really impressive. Doesn’t she look like she … more »

Tags: Bird Toys n' Stuff, Our Feathered Friends, parrot videos, bird tricks, cockatoo-games, cockatoo-toys, parrot-puzzles

Cockatiel Playing Connect Four — 3 comments

Best in Flock wrote 5 months ago: I love this video! It’s of a cockatiel (which is about the same size as a sun conure) playing … more »

Tags: Our Feathered Friends, trick training, bird tricks, cockatiel, cockatiel-tricks, small-bird-props, bird toys, connect four

More Bird Trick Training (with props) — 3 comments

Best in Flock wrote 8 months ago: Stewie got tired of the the “put the ball in the cup trick”… not sure why, but he … more »

Tags: Bird Toys n' Stuff, Photos of Stewie, parrot training, training props, trick training, bird tricks, parrot training props

My Conure Learned How to Fetch — 2 comments

Best in Flock wrote 8 months ago: Stewie knows how to retrieve finally! It’s not really on cue yet, though. Right now there are … more »


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