Got everyone up early to take Hannah out before the winds picked up. We have another named tropical storm heading our way. Winds were heavier than I wanted...
... There are a whole lot of issues with an older bird who has not flown for many years learning to fly. It is not just fear. Part of it is just the sheer...
This applies to wild caughts also Janet. I have had 3 rescues wild caught Timnehs, Mirt, Bigboy and Sid. None could fly when they came.Bigboy had been caged...
I agree Dot. My old Timneh was a wild caught. We believe he was caged for years caged 24/7 in a small cage before I rescued him. When he first flew, he could...
that figures cos Sid an untreated has broken leg and is lame but he flew 25 feet. Dot ... From: Janet Jeanpierre To: Freeflight@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
... Sure there might be a lot of issues with flying an older bird. Again, I would think that dealing with those issues would make you a much better trainer. If...
I would like to add here I have trained both adults as well as so called """Babies"""" and remember plaese I startet with wild caughtr birds I.E not handreared...
Hi Curtis, It sounds to me like you have your mind fairly made up already. In such a case, only your own time and experience (because ours isn't doing it for...
Now, this is pure speculation, but I know that as the brain develops and organizes, there are massive losses in functioning neurons. This is perfectly normal....
... I am sure there is truth to this idea. And as I train more and more baby birds I believe I am seeing significant differences in their flying styles due to...
... Again, I ... better ... You just don't get it, and you are not alone. No one trains a bird to deal with things in the air. The bird learns it all by...
Oh my gracious, oops. Only a few moments here, so will address this quickly. Certainly was not referring to you Susan, or to "most" on the list. In all...
... Hello Dot, I was reading this post and thinking, WOW, where did Dot suddenly come up with all this great insight about flying parrots? Here she is drafting...
... There is no way for me to know what is going on in their heads. All I know is that most of my older birds chose to continue not to fly event though that...
... In rereading this post after it came to the list I realize this may not have come across right. Dot is a wonderful person and I think she does a great job...
... You are right that I do have my mind made up already. I just can't accept the fact that older birds cannot be trained when I see people like Sid Price,...
... That is exactly what I've been saying. When you say an older bird doesn't want to fly, how can you possibly know that? Just giving them the room to fly...
I certainly did not mean to show any disrespect for Dot with this post. It was sent in a light hearted sense and I hope everyone could tell that. My apologies...
... ***Barbara Heidenreich, one of Steve Martin's proteges, does not believe first-time trainers should attempt to train older birds for free flight. Steve...
... Curtis, No one on this list has ever said it can't be done. There are a lot of dangers training older, unfledged or poorly fledged and previously clipped...
... as I am so unhappy at Chris being disrespectful to me. ... my husband and that Artha has unpicked the welts on her aviator harness, I had better eat slugs...
... LOL Janet! It's close to the version I learned... Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I'm going to eat some worms. Big fat juicy ones, littly tiny...
This was Hannah's third training session outdoors, fourth fly. Winds were 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25, higher than I wanted but unfortunately they are a...
bite their heads off, suck the juice out. amy ... ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of...
Yes. That's where I got the expression from# Dot ... From: Janet Jeanpierre To: Freeflight@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 2:22 PM Subject:...
... Hi Curtis, I completely agree with you, with the caveat that all birds may not be candidates for *outdoor* flight. I started flying my birds outdoors about...
... I hope no one on the list misconstrued my comments to mean I was against teaching older birds to fly. My comments were in reference to outdoor flying with...
... Why is a baby more inclined to come to you? If an adult it properly trained and their recall is trained very solid under distracting conditions and proper...
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