How Long Should a Bird Be Out Of its Cage? | #EngagedNotCaged

Check out our collab videos with Marlene on her channel here: Bondi and Vinny the galahs meet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF7SwMuExXI&t=20s The Myths of Freeflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5QYC85BnA Vinny and Bondi fly together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO7sZsmybT8&t=1s When Marlene Mc Cohen asked us to collaborate on freeflight it seemed like the perfect opportunity to talk to her about what the #EngagedNotCaged movement is TRULY all about. It used to be the "norm" to clip a bird s wings, keep it in a cage and give it access to a 24/7 birdie buffet. But now people are wiser and realize birds, like all animals, enjoy working for their food and exerting themselves physically and mentally to do so. Although we don t believe in just letting your bird loose around your home all the time (no ones accommodations are THAT bird proof!) we do love the idea of engaging your bird (keeping your bird busy/occupied) with foraging opportunities, fun and interactive training sessions with you, flight training and daily incorporation into your life! Not EVER caging your bird can lead to TOO much freedom (yes, that s a real thing!), destruction to your property and family life (and members!) and an "out of control" household with your bird having no boundaries/limitations whatsoever leading to excessive biting, screaming and overall aggression. If you find yourself feeling guilty for keeping your bird in its cage too much... find positive ways you can spend time outside of the cage or find ways to make your bird s cage AWESOME with enriching opportunities to play and forage. You can even start a lot of your taming and training with your bird inside the cage! Targeting, stationing and hands-off trick training are all ways to get your bird in and out of its cage safely no matter what type of relationship you do or don t have with the bird. Visit http://www.familyfriendlyparrot.com for details on how to get started towards a more positive relationship with your bird! Do not use your bird’s cage as “punishment”. Enclosures, aviaries etc should be used as a source of enrichment and not a place your bird hates being. Find the balance where your bird comes out willingly and goes back willingly. This balance may look different for each person. Its up to you to find a balance that works with your bird in your own household. If that s most of the time out of the cage and it works for you, keep at it! If it means more time teaching your bird to self-entertain with foraging, so be it. Everyone has to find their own balance because no two people are the same (kinda like birds!) TELL US THE TOP 3 WAYS YOU ENGAGE WITH YOUR BIRD OUTSIDE OF ITS CAGE! ⭐Here is our list: #1 FREEFLIGHT (outdoors + indoors) #2 OUR SHOWS/PERFORMANCES #3 SHOWERING WITH OUR BIRDS ⭐Here is Marlene s list: #1 DANCING #2 DISCOVERING NEW GAMES THEY ENJOY (like hide and seek & peekaboo) #3 STIMULATING ACTIVITIES (colored blocks, obstacle games for babies they like to play) 🌟🌟🌟 Huge thanks to Marlene for reaching out to us to collab and coming all the way to Las Vegas to do so. Please check out the videos on her channel of our wonderful time in Las Vegas we spent together. https://www.youtube.com/user/MARLENEMCCOHEN 🌟🌟🌟 Also a big thanks to https://www.showcreatorsstudios.com/ for allowing us to use their studio for this! 📞BOOK A CONSULTATION ▶ https://birdtricksstore.com/pages/consultations 🌿ALL NATURAL PARROT TOYS ▶ https://birdtricksstore.com/collections/premium-parrot-toys 🌱WHAT TO FEED A PARROT ▶ https://birdtricksstore.com/collections/health-and-diet 🐦DIY PARROT TRAINING ▶ https://birdtricksstore.com/collections/main-store JOIN ME ⬇ INSTAGRAM 📷 http://www.instagram.com/birdtricksofficial TWITTER 🐦 http://www.twitter.com/birdtricks FACEBOOK 📖 http://www.facebook.com/birdtricks PATREON 📹 http://www.patreon.com/birdtricks AMAZON 🛍 http://www.amazon.com/shop/birdtricks WEBSITE 💻 http://www.birdtrickstore.com PODCAST 🎤 http://parrottrainingpodcast.com/ STITCHER 🎧 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/parrot-training-podcast?refid=stpr TO SEND MAIL 📬 217 CEDAR STREET #401 SANDPOINT, ID 83864 MY BIRDS (Oldest to Youngest) 🐦❤ BONDI 💗 Galah | hatched 2005 CRESSI 💗 Congo African Grey | hatched 2007 BANDIT 💙 Galah | hatched 2008 JINX 💙 Blue Throat Macaw | hatched 2008 COMET 💙 Yellow-Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008 TUSA 💙 Blue-Green Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008 ROCKO 💙 Toco Toucan | hatched 2011 LILY & PHOEBE & DETKA 💗 Sun Conures | hatched 2011 😍 ABOUT US 😍 BirdTricks is a husband-wife team; Dave and Jamieleigh Womach specialize in parrot training and companionship. #engagednotcaged #marlenemccohen #birdtricks collaboration