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Originally Posted by debelm2
Boy it really must be exciting at your house to see the little guys flying. Great job. It makes me want to try working with Mickey again but of course it would be a little more difficult because of the space she would need to fly but I don't know if I would be doing the right thing since she doesn't seem to enjoy it and she is so much older. Maybe I should just let her be the way she is. But I think I am definitely going to try with Tonka and see what happens. I can always clip later if it doesn't work out. Thanks for the info and good luck with your little guys. They are really cute.
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Mickey may be more inclined to try flying if she sees Tonka flying. I don't think my tiel was ever fledged because she was an awful flier at first - crashing into things and couldn't land well or steer well. She was not confident in flying at all at first but she gradually grew more comfortable with it and now she's a master. She also spooks easily and her first instinct is to take flight and I watch how she is in the air when she's nervous about something and now she'll simply circle until she calms down. She's amazing to see in flight.
You can see videos of my guys flying, among other things, at my YouTube page. I will try to get some videos of me practicing recall with the budgies, you guys have inspired me to do that.
YouTube - sarahlvolk's Channel
Good luck with Tonka and Mickey! (sorry if I've hijacked the thread - I know I talk a lot sometimes
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