Hello Robinn, YOU WROTE: It seems to me that flying, like walking, is just a means of locomotion, eh? All of the birds will walk or climb to the place they're...
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Apr 3, 1999 9:14 pm
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Hello Frank, YOU WROTE: I know of a woman with a B&G macaw that she would dearly love to fly, but it simply refuses to fly in the home. Once it got outside and...
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Apr 3, 1999 9:03 pm
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Hi, thanks for the reply Frank. Since I thought many others on the list might be wondering about the details, I decided to reply onlist to your questions. My...
Grey Feathers ...
Apr 3, 1999 5:58 pm
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Hello Sue, YOU WROTE: He still tries to fly and gets wildly excited about it...... but all he really does is glide to the floor. He's very, very old, and I...
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Apr 3, 1999 8:51 pm
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... Julie, my Rose-breasted, at first seemed to abandon the ground when she started flying in earnest. But that was short-lived, almost as if flight were a...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 8:34 pm
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Hello Frank, YOU WROTE: First the bird is used to flying and that has been taken from him. This is extremely traumatic, but it can be overcome as witnessed by...
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Apr 3, 1999 8:29 pm
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Hello Frank, YOU WROTE: I have a flighted Rose-breasted, and even though it flies a ton, I still have to watch that I don't step on her, because she is by...
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Apr 3, 1999 8:19 pm
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Hello Sue, I also have a similar large macaw. I have very large Ruby Macaw (hybrid, Greenwing/Scarlet) who is difficult to work with due to mood swings and...
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Apr 3, 1999 8:09 pm
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... Sue? ... Wellll, my smaller birds do have a lot more room than the bigger birds who live in "flight" cages. The small-bird aviary is 10.5' x 10.5'. The ...
the Amazon
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Apr 3, 1999 8:08 pm
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... Julie came to me clipped at ten weeks and had never been allowed to fly. I trained her for a year to fly with her wings clipped. I'm sure that's what ...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 8:11 pm
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I think I got Hannibal fresh from the jungle! That was 30 years ago. I don't think he was ever clipped in his life. Came to me unclipped, and was always an...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 8:00 pm
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Hello Sue, I WROTE: Just a few questions. My experience with free flight training has limited me to training only very young birds. However I am curious to...
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Apr 3, 1999 7:43 pm
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Hi Frank, I've worked with an ancient, wild caught Orange Wing too.... oddly enough that one also took two years before he settled down. He's never been...
Sue Macer
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Apr 3, 1999 6:34 pm
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Attached is a picture of Julie, my Rose-breasted cockatoo, flying up to me from the high window sill at the front of the house, which you can see just above...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 6:31 pm
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... I think it's just common sense that this is true. You are really between a rock and a hard place on this one, but I think patience is the key, and patience...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 6:15 pm
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... I have a flighted Rose-breasted, and even though it flies a ton, I still have to watch that I don't step on her, because she is by nature a ground feeder...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 5:40 pm
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Dear Chris, Apart from being very interested in the topic of free flying birds, I also have the problem of Jack, a 13 year old Greenwing rescue bird that came...
Sue Macer
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Apr 3, 1999 5:34 pm
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Hi Chris, ... I'd say most species or at least genera that people keep as pets. The smaller all live together in a flight (converted bedroom). The parrots ...
the Amazon
neebs@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 3, 1999 4:46 pm
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Hi all, thought I'd introduce myself. I am on a number of lists, the birdclick list as well as the grey connection list. I have an african grey and assorted...
Grey Feathers ...
Apr 3, 1999 2:51 pm
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I just subscribed and would like to introduce myself. I'm not sure what "freeflight" means exactly to this list, whether it refers only to outdoor flight, or...
Frank Paris
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Apr 3, 1999 5:58 am
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Hello Robinn, What kind of birds do you have? How old are they? Have they always been flighted? Just a few questions. My experience with free flight training...
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Apr 3, 1999 4:38 am
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Hiya Robinn :) and Everyone, I pretty much am a slave to clipping wings. My name is Kelly Mullins and we're organized as an exotic bird rescue, and are...
Kelly & the Flock
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Apr 3, 1999 4:25 am
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Chris Shank: I had the privilege of listening to you when I lived in Sacramento....you spoke about your free flying cockatoo's at the Capitol Bird Society...
Dani B/Paula B
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Apr 3, 1999 4:31 am
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Hi everybody, I just want to let you all know I'm here. I'm very interested in learning about free-flight training for outdoors. I've never clipped wings and...
the Amazon
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Apr 3, 1999 2:30 am
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Hello Flyers, At this point I am presuming that most of you have already heard about my philosophies about flight, i.e. train only the VERY young. I am happy...
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Apr 3, 1999 1:48 am
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Hello Chris Shank, Great ideas. Each subject could take years to work through and never get boring. Also brings to mind establishing some definitions of words...
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Apr 2, 1999 11:23 pm
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How about these ideas as well: Different forms of flying, i.e., show flying, direct recall flying, flock flying, "hang out in the yard" type flying, etc. ...
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Apr 2, 1999 11:01 pm
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Hello Flyers, Just a quick test to make sure this is all working properly. To get this list discussion started anew (not to drag on from previous lists), I am...
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Apr 2, 1999 9:24 pm
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Hello Chris, I am glad you are going to be a part of this list. I am curious to see just how many others will come forward as free flyers, or at least...
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Apr 2, 1999 6:29 pm
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Hi Chris, Wonderful idea creating this free flight list. It is indeed a touchy subject among many. However, I'm finding a number of people are becoming more...
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