I fractured my arm last week & I'm really struggling interacting with my birds, especially our female, Janey. I can only use one hand & I find they run to my shoulder & won't get off. I'm starting to interact with them less because I find it stressful working with them. I don't like them on my shoulder because they sometimes bite ears & faces. Any tips?
Ellie.
Tips for interacting with IRNs with one arm
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Re: Tips for interacting with IRNs with one arm
um...
first of all, i'm really sorry for the fractured arm... hope it dosnt hurt...
have you tried training your bird to come down on command? u might reward it with a treat if they do come down...
and what about clicker training? if your bird knows that, then mayb u could use that to get them down?
or wrap a certain color cloth around your shoulders and teach them to leave that area alone wen the cloth is on?
(no expert... just trying to help...)
hope u get well real soon!
first of all, i'm really sorry for the fractured arm... hope it dosnt hurt...
have you tried training your bird to come down on command? u might reward it with a treat if they do come down...
and what about clicker training? if your bird knows that, then mayb u could use that to get them down?
or wrap a certain color cloth around your shoulders and teach them to leave that area alone wen the cloth is on?
(no expert... just trying to help...)
hope u get well real soon!
Eva