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Barbara Heidenreich looks at the early learning experiences of Kakapo. Kakapo trainingOur last night of Kakapo training was quite exciting. A three year old bird who had been hand raised several yea … read more

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to give your Parrot a good start.DataThere is plenty of data that supports that value of having animals in our lives. As the third most popular pet, birds obviously ho … read more

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to capture a behaviour.If I had the chance I would love to train a Palm Cockatoo to present this behaviour on cue. To train a behaviour like this we use a process call … read more

Barbara Heidenreich explains what to do if your Parrot can’t wait to do as you ask.Joker the Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot made me proud today. As mentioned in an earlier blog, both Joker and Jackson t … read more

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to do scale training. Ideally, you want to weigh your bird about once a week. This will give you a very good idea of what is normal for your Parrot. If your bird los … read more