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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!
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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 »
Teaching to Put Rings on a Peg
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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 »
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 »
Why Does the Caged Bird Scream?
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Stewie Demonstrates Targeting
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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 »
Teaching My Parrot to Fetch: Step 1
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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 »
Stewie's Video on YouTube
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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 »
Cockatiel with Small Ring Toss Prop
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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 »
Establishing Dominance Over Your Parrot?
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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 »
Small Clicker Training Props for Birds
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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 »
Just How Smart Are Cockatoos? Check It Out!
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Best in Flock wrote 5 months ago: This cockatoo’s puzzle solving skills are really impressive. Doesn’t she look like she … more »
Cockatiel Playing Connect Four
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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 »
More Bird Trick Training (with props)
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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 »
My Conure Learned How to Fetch
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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 »
