by missis19 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:58 pm
As in the response I left to your post on getting a parrot into its cage easily, there are much more and I believe better ways of training flighted recall. How do i know? I trained a macaw to freefly in Central Park, (my second red front) and flew them in the busiest areas of the park (sheep meadow, the great lawn, north meadow, as well as other parks around the city). How long did that take me to train?
Three weeks, about 15 minutes a day. Will you or others be able to do it like that? I have no idea, but I would bet there wouldn't be many with the appropriate skill level to do so.
Now keep in mind, that was outside. For indoor flight, it depends on the bird and how good it is (and you are) with targeting, but i've taught the basics in maybe an hour or less. Again, ymmv, but its not that difficult, and doesn't really need all the steps you put in. Also, for indoor stuff, weight management isn't necessary and sorry to say special perches aren't needed either. If people are free feeding, that needs to be corraled, but otherwise isn't needed.
I'm sure you're not going to like this post, but I see some serious deficiencies in how you work and train and I would really like to help you get it right if you're going to teach others how to train.
Again PM me if you want to continue this conversation.