Columns by guests on their areas of expertise.
“So You Want To Buy An Unweaned Baby Bird!” byWendy Craig, breeder of Red-fronted Macaws, Blue-throated Macaws, and African Grey parrots, among others. Wendy has a reputation as one of the premier breeders in the country in terms of young parrots’ health, socialization and early training. Wendy has trained several of her pet Red-fronted Macaws for recall and outdoor freeflight.
“Weaning, Flight Training & the Baby Bond” by Barbara Heidenreich. Reprinted with permission from GoodBird group. Barbara has 18 years of experience training animals as well as training other trainers in zoos. She comments on her own experiences with flight training weaned vs. unweaned babies.
“Thoughts on Learning to Train” by Andy Hall of the Northern Colorado Bird Center. An especially important message for those wanting to train for freeflight or other advanced skills.
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