Emergency Recall Training
Added 2019-09-17 13:00:01 +0000 UTCWe are talking about EMERGENCY RECALL and what it is and isn't, and how to use it!
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If we are training multiple birds, and all of the birds are in the same room, do you blow the whistle ONCE and give them all the food dish or do you need to blow and give, blow and give, etc.
Kim Klein
2022-06-18 19:19:46 +0000 UTCI chatted about this with Dave and we both feel that the emergency recall would have to be trained outdoors to be effective outdoors.
BirdTricks
2021-03-03 22:04:26 +0000 UTCQuick question! Can you train emergency recall on a bird who free flies indoors but not (yet) outdoors as a "just in case" should they ever get out?
Ashley Symons
2021-02-24 16:53:44 +0000 UTCyep
BirdTricks
2021-02-02 20:47:02 +0000 UTCI was wondering, could you feed your bird, (let's say a hangry cockatoo like my goffin) a smaller breakfast pre flight? Then still have plenty of leeway for the emergency recall? This is all hypothetical, I'm just curious whether certain freeflight students do this
Catrin Griffiths
2021-02-02 05:01:31 +0000 UTChahahaha i love you guys so much. so funny
Courtney Millard
2020-04-16 06:11:23 +0000 UTCLove, Love this! Always learning the coolest stuff from you two. =0 )
Kathy Surber
2019-09-26 20:31:27 +0000 UTCYes, I have read and printed the lost bird guide. Thanks
Jeanne Okerlund
2019-09-17 23:10:26 +0000 UTCThank you for your help and all the information. I figure teaching the emergency recall can't hurt. Good luck on the rest of your training. Sounds like you are very much on point with your bird!
Jeanne Okerlund
2019-09-17 21:30:22 +0000 UTCHave you read the BirdTricks Recovering a Lost Bird Guide? You can find it here: https://birdtricksstore.com/collections/free-products/products/recovering-a-lost-bird-guide I have the same concern as you, so I’ve been trying to prepare for a situation where my GCC gets away from me in the hope that I’ll be successful in getting her back, and I’m definitely going to incorporate the emergency recall training into our training for this reason. My GCC is 7 mos old, 63 grams, and was clipped by the breeder, but she can still fly a distance. She doesn’t get much height at this point, but that will all change once her flight feathers grow in. Hopefully I’m doing the right things: recall training (she flies to me when called) and target training. I think the recall training is how she learned her name. She comes to me now when I call her name whether she’s flying or walking. I also target her to areas that are challenging for her to get to, so she has to figure it out. My thought is that if she gets somewhere outside that is not easy to get out of, she’ll have the confidence that she can figure it out. The other thing I do is take her outside so that she’s used to the big outdoors. I’m fortunate that my backyard is pretty secure for her, but when we’re in a place that’s not secure, I’ll have her outside in her travel cage. She needs the sunshine, and she needs to be acclimated to the outdoors. She goes with us in her travel cage all the time. I made the mistake of forcing a harness on her early on, which resulted in her HATING it, so it’s been put away the last few months. We’re going to start harness training again, but this time at HER pace. Hopefully by next spring she’ll be fine with her harness.
Heather Wolf
2019-09-17 21:23:31 +0000 UTCI watch you because you ARE so fun to watch while you teach! I love the merch you are both wearing. I have a green cheek conure. He is only about 60 grams. Can this be used to train your indoor bird as emergency recall if they should get out? We have tons of trees behind my house with crows. We also have vultures around frequently. My husband says to be sure he doesn't get out clip his wings. I don't want to do that. Even though I'll be the one broken hearted if he gets out. Our house is small and we have the front door and the outside door to the garage basically in the same 12' x 12' room. I don't like to have him caged when I'm home, so his is out a lot.
Jeanne Okerlund
2019-09-17 18:19:15 +0000 UTC
