The Sunset Roost

The Sunset Roost

Written by Chris Biro, Copyright 8-23-2008 A freeflight list member wrote: “Chris can give you his thoughts on this, but I have to agree with what he said to me. He felt there was a biological imperative to roost and my birds sure acted like they were driven to find...
Hand Feeding Baby Parrots

Hand Feeding Baby Parrots

Hand-Feeding Baby Parrots For Flight Training Written by Chris Biro, Copyright 8-23-2008 There have been some questions about what my position is regarding hand feeding baby birds for freeflight training purposes. So let me go over this here. We have discussed various...
To Harness or Not

To Harness or Not

Written by Chris Biro, Copyright 2008 The Question: “I saw in this last post the mention of the use of a harness for restraining the movements of a parrot. Is it common? Is there a site I could see such a device?” I do not like the idea of anything...
Introducing New Flyers

Introducing New Flyers

Moab April 2008 Written By Chris Biro, Copyright 2008 Here are some of the details of what we did on our April 2008 trip to Moab. Mostly this is what happened: We picked up Dave and Jamie from the Moab airport about 3:30 p.m. on the 4th of April though by the time we...
The Difference Age Makes

The Difference Age Makes

Why Age Can Be A Important Issue For Training Flight Written By Chris Biro, Copyright 2008. Here are the main factors that make training a bird at the natural age of fledgling (prior to weaning) to your advantage: Highest Learning Rate Peak Physical Fitness Parental...