If that's not hand training success, I don't know what is! We've had the birds for about a month now, and I am very impressed with their progress. For about a week Andy and I took them out in a small room after the kids were in bed, and they wouldn't come even near us at first. We slowly worked on teaching them to remain calm when we approached them with our hands, step up, take treats from our hands, and tolerate being pet; they have adjusted much faster than I was expecting. A week ago, we started letting Sydney help us handle them, and now its a whole family affair; they even ate breakfast while we did at the kitchen table this morning. Sydney likes to hold them but does insist on wearing a jacket and gloves because she doesn't like how their talons feel on her hands and arms. Wynn is still very wary of them and doesn't want to hold them, but they aren't afraid of him. We've even learned how to clip their wings from a local store and had success at that. It has helped a whole bunch too since they rely on us to help them get anywhere higher up. Sydney can't get enough and has so much fun with her new friends!
It was so fun watching Sydney and Andy with the birds. Wynn loved it too. He was so funny and happy that night. He seems to happy when we call his name and he just smiles so big. What a precious little boy!
ReplyDeleteSydney is growing up so fast.