http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/ Freeflight Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:33:09 GMT susanhilliard http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/76001 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/76001 Nice video. The aviaries in the background were interesting too. Does anyone know - are they silos converted? Susan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:09:18 GMT Curtis White http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/76000 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/76000 Well I know it isn't a parrot but it still shows some excellent examples of training a bird using positive reinforcement techniques. I expect many of these Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:49:42 GMT Dan Mousseau http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75999 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75999 I've even seen them fly into the low 'cart doors' of Wal-Mart, between and amid all the shopping carts packed in the way!!! The 'Coop' and the 'Sharpie' are Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:44:11 GMT Dan Mousseau http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75998 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75998 Yes Linda... I knew you would know exactly what I intended. There are several ways to 'acclimate' our friends to the outdoors. The worse, is allowing a clipped Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:43 GMT Linda Hodgens http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75997 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75997 Wow, cool info, Rex, thanks! Linda/FL ... I frequently see Cooper's using low-level (a few feet off the ground) horizontal attacks, and a number of people have Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:54:49 GMT rex http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75996 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75996 ... I frequently see Cooper's using low-level (a few feet off the ground) horizontal attacks, and a number of people have reported them bouncing off the sides Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:30 GMT Linda Hodgens http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75995 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75995 ....."I personally would never use one of the shade screen things - they aren't big enough to teach recall better than in the house and they are definitely not Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:10:59 GMT Patricia Koontz http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75994 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75994 Just remember that a hawk can tear through that screen in a moment and be gone with your bird, as can a dog, cat or rat. A bird has no chance for evasion in an Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:36:34 GMT Chris Biro http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75993 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75993 ... If I could only type... This was supposed to say "I saw NO reason to believe there was any connection..." Parrots: more than pets, friends for life. Chris Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:32:28 GMT Chris Biro http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75992 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75992 ... As I have already stated, I saw reason to believe there was any connection between the missing eye and the loss of Niki. And if I have a flyer that loses Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:08:17 GMT chris shank http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75991 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75991 ... Have you learned not to free fly a one-eyed parrot? ... Chris Shank Dallas, OR http://cockatoodowns.com [Non-text portions of this message have been Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:37 GMT Linda Hodgens http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75990 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75990 Hey and if you have one of these screen outdoor shade tent thingies, just take a length of pvc piping, fill with sand to anchor the screen securely to the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:57:40 GMT Curtis White http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75989 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75989 ... completely. ... Well it just gets really old having you do everything you can to try to poke holes in everything I say. All I can say is go train a bird Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:33:27 GMT Dan Mousseau http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75988 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75988 Recently mentioned alternatives, such economical screened canopies, provide a great way to enjoy time WITH your smaller birds outside (never leave them Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:28 GMT rex http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75987 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeflight/message/75987 ... I suggest you lose the sarcasm -- it won't help you extricate yourself from your contradictory statements. Either the potential prey needs all its natural