... Withholding food has its place in your training tool box. Don't get me wrong here. I do sometimes withhold food a few hours. I just don't do it very often....
My Macaw would fly outdoors, even when saciated. I really look to many other factors besides hungry or saciation. No doubt that a saciated bird might not have...
Well done. Sometimes a higher perche or a diferent perche, toy, or whatever, might be reinforcing the bird. Take a look and find what your bird value. As I...
Ya! Nice retirement:) That ship is awesome... You must take care of it either. Regards, Décio ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Chris, you are a very talented man....your parrots obviously love you very
much. I know you will be successful in whatever you do. I would love to come
watch...
It's allways great to watch you and your birds. No matter if at liberty or at work. Your way is just great. Congratullations. Regards, Décio P.S.: You should...
... If you use the birds meals as the training rewards, instead of putting their food in a bowl and letting them just eat it in their cage, you can train them...
Chris wrote: "But there will be times when withholding food a few hours is the most efficient way to get a good response from the bird. The point is not to...
Curtis, My birds know that I feed them! They can see it every day! Regarding this: "If you use the birds meals as the training rewards" How do you suggest we...
... It is very easy. Surely you don't feed your bird some huge solid thing that can't be broken up into small enough amounts to be fed as training rewards. ...
Hi Curtis, I think I'm not clear with this. Please clarify. Are you suggesting that we should give the meal as treats?! I mean, give litle pieces of fruits as...
A young bird when hungry will not go to any extreme lengths to find food. When weaning a baby, you feed them something first and then they will explore other...
... and ... It depends on what you feed your bird for meals. But yes if you feed your bird fruit and veggies for meals then you break those up into small...
What about if the bird doesn't perform as wished?! Won't he be given the dinner?! One thing I noticed with Tomé when I used this method is that he understood ...
Thanks Curtis, Ok. Never did it. I just gave the favourite treat as reward and after the training session serve the dinner on the bowls. I know well...
... This is a very interesting suggestion. Since I never use hunger with babies, just favorite treats for training, I have seen a need to elaborate on this...
... I fear you are missing the point I am trying to get across. It is not a matter of "HAVING to find their favorite treat" it is a question of WANTING to find...
... If you are free feeding your birds then they won't be hungry for dinner because there really is no dinner. Dinner is all the time to them. I feed my birds...
... Understood. My point was referring to primary reinforcers, not secondary reinforcers. All trainers should look at using both primary and secondary ...
Hello all, There has been some recent criticism of looking for short cuts in training. I want to comment on the value of finding effective short cuts. ...
Hi Chris Just to check back, I wasn't suggesting using hunger at all. I was simply pointing out that a baby bird will not explore food if its hungry...
... There are a number of reasons. I have been winding down my show season for the last few years. Life on the road doing shows gets in the way of other...
... I understand this. I also understand how people could have trouble training a fledgling aged bird to fly if they rely on "standard" food management...
... Sorry to come back again on this topic again but I am not sure you are have it yet. I use an assortment of primary reinforcers, not just food. I also use ...
... Speaking of reasons it is hard to quit the show, here are examples from our last fairs: Hello Chris and friends, I saw your show at the Lincoln County Fair...
Marcus, I don't consider you made any errors, just the oposite. You did behaviours and learned with the consequence. Both, you and Skinner, revealed to be...
... I am proud of my show. Not because people praise it so much but because of some very powerful indicators that very few people would appreciate or know of....
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