Name: Baruch
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Anyone else having trouble teaching a bird to wear a harness? It seems impossible for me.
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:52 am
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CrazyConure wrote:
Anyone else having trouble teaching a bird to wear a harness? It seems impossible for me.
Rocko and Loki wear harnesses but still make a little fuss when im putting it on but I do get it on and I think the flightsuit was easier.
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:24 am
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I've had no luck with it but I've only tried on cockatiels, which is one of the more difficult species to harness train. I don't know whether suns are considered to be a difficult species or not, but with any species it takes some doing. The training videos make it look easy but in real life it's a different stories. It helps to have a natural talent for bird training, which I don't.
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:46 am
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Ok. I'm going to try training him with the flight suit instead. I do not like the aviator harness. It's very hard to put on the bird. I'm going to take it very slow. I'm going to condition him to wear it and I'll put it on and reward him and so on.
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:30 pm
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I have a talent for bird training I also tame other peoples birds and help them with their behaviour problems.Im working on taming my uncles tiel jewel and she flew out the backdoor and on to the roof today I was scared luckily I was able to jump on the roof and grab her.
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Jan
Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:40 am
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Obi doesn't seem to like the harness.... Not sure I do either... its awkward to put on.... or is it just me?
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:01 am
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It's not just you. I don't like it either. I ordered a flight suit. I got it in orange. I had much better success with avian fashion. I'm returning the aviator harness.
Jan
Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 am
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Be interested in what you think about the flight suit... Please let me know.... Not ordered yet!
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Post subject: Re: Harness training
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:54 am
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