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Best in Flock · 1M ago

Saving Molted Parrot Feathers? Here’s a Good Use for Them.

I’ve been collecting the Stewie’s and Mika’s nicer-looking and longer molted feathers ever since their first molts with me. Over the years I collected a nice ziplock baggie full of them, but I hadn’t decided what I intended to do with them. But quite by chance I heard about an interesting project th
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Best in Flock · 2M ago

We almost forgot… Happy Pi Day*!

It’s National Pi Day: 3.14 (but only in the United States, where we list dates backwards). Last year we listed 3.14 reasons why pi(onus) are awesome. Here is my list of why I love my Mika girl: She’s nuts! Yesterday I walked in the door listening to my iPod and she flipped out. She spent [...]
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Best in Flock · 2M ago

Tactile Enrichment

Tactile enrichment? I’ll show you how to do tactile enrichment … To Mika, all bits of paper are bird toys.
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Best in Flock · 4M ago

Interview: Pamela Clark, CVT

Pamela Clark, in addition to being a certified veterinary technician (CVT), is an author, speaker, and parrot behavior consultant with a special interest in feather destructive behavior, training, flight and nutrition. As a parrot behavior consultant, Pam focuses on coupling improvements in husbandr
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Best in Flock · 4M ago

More Foraging Toys: Introducing the Puzzler

Inspired by a request from Saemma and Coco, Kris Porter has released a modified design of her Fantastic Foraging Blocks. The new design, called The Puzzler, has an additional cut along each long side, which gives small beaks more nooks and crannies to explore and exploit. It also comes in smaller si
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Best in Flock · 4M ago

Is This Crow Sledding?!

Sure looks like he’s sledding to me! In any case, it’s clear that even wild animals like to do things that serve no other purpose than to have fun. Smart animals will come up with games for themselves even when it doesn’t serve any immediate needs like shelter, food or reproduction. Since most of us
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Best in Flock · 5M ago

Introducing Shy and Scared Birds to Strangers

What a fantastic positive reinforcement training video. I really like everything about this training and the instructions the narrator/trainer gives: Note how (aside from the initial couple of seconds in the opening that establish that the macaw is uncomfortable), the woman doesn’t push into the bir
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Best in Flock · 6M ago

Review: “Fantastic Foraging Blocks”

In our last post, we just had some fun posting pictures of us opening a box of Kris Porter’s “Fantastic Foraging Blocks.” But what do the birds actually think of their new wooden toys? It turns out that they love ‘em! Mika likes the little wicker accents. She’s big into textures and accents. I appre
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Best in Flock · 6M ago

Kris Porter’s Fantastic Foraging Blocks Are Here!

Last week, Kris Porter of ParrotEnrichment.com asked if we’d give some feedback on a new foraging toy she has developed. Of course we jumped at the chance! (Are you kidding? A foraging toy developed by the guru of parrot enrichment? Yes, please!) The box arrived Thursday night and we couldn’t wait t
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Best in Flock · 6M ago

Clicker Training for Parrots – Workshop Slides

In case you missed it, here are the slides for the Clicker Training for Birds workshop presented at Phoenix Landing in September. This class focused on the principles of operant conditioning and, specifically, how it applies to our interactions with our birds — and how to use those principles in con
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