Step One: The Clicker!

So to begin this tremendous task of teach an old bird new tricks. it first starts with a clicker. A lot of animal trainers use these with training. it’s basically the same as saying "good boy" to your dog when he sits/lies down/gives paw etc. basically it lets the animal know that it did something correct. but before you can start any sort of real training you have to get the animal to recognize that the click sounds means he will get a treat. For Marvin’s training I am currently using spray millet (for Moya I use sun flower seeds) the spray millet has always been a favorite of Marvin’s so he should take to it quickly, but I may see if there is anything else he likes better. Here is a video of his first training session of clicker recognition. Every time he took a bite of millet I clicked, it’s pretty simple! now since he has never really been hand fed, he was a bit nervous but it’s understandable. a few more sessions like this and then we can move on, once he realizes that "click = food"