Advice on newly adopted blue and gold?

[SilleIN]

The photos of the harness

 

[SilleIN]

I don't think you should worry too much about "disapointing" Gus. With every living being, who has experienced hardship, there will be things that makes them worry if bad things will happen again. I think the main thing is to show him, that you come back again. And if he's upset, then try to make him feel better (give a treat/toy/cuddle etc), but if he is still upset, then let him be upset.

That is what I meant with PTSD. We are not always in control of what will prompt a negative response. I know Sugar will respond negatively to being to the vet, but I can't stop going to the vet. Same thing with you, you can't stop leaving the house/room every now and then.

I believe as with us, time will heal all wounds. Give him the time to figure out, that if you don't come back when he calls, then you will come back a little later. There is also a little intelligent creature, who might take advantage of your concern. The larger parrots are very clever and are indeed clever at making their humans do what they want And to some point I do try to accommodate both Sugars and my wishes, but I cannot change my entire life to my PTSD feathered family member

 

[Kentuckienne]

The photos of the harness

Looks interesting. How does it go on? Will you make them to sell?

 

[SilleIN]

The photos of the harness

Looks interesting. How does it go on? Will you make them to sell?

This one only has one clasp on the back. As you can see this one is pretty worn, as we wanted to test out the different designs and find the best (we have had 3 prototypes) The finished harness will have two clasps one for the top and one for the bottom. Both the clasps are on the back, so even a macaw can't accidentally(or purposely) open it.

The plan is to make some for Danish consumers (I think only 25-50 to start with). If they turn out to be popular, we might get some made in India or something like that and try to market them elsewhere. The plan is really to make a harness so the Danish parrots can have a more varied life (We are all 3 of us in the board of a union, whose objective is to improve the lives of captive birds in Denmark)

I am sure I can sell you one, once the harnesses are ready. We are still waiting for the clasps and the other bits and bobs from China, so production won't start for the next month or so. We might also need to test various webbing quality. A macaws beak is a formidable opponant

 

[SilleIN]

I forgot to tell how the harness goes on.

You put the back piece on the back. The one, that has the metal ring is the top part. You then take the top part, put around the neck of the bird and clasp it on the other side. You then take the lower part on the back and put it under the birds right wing and put the clasp through the metal ring on the front of the neck part. You then put it under the left wing and clasp it on the back.

I hope I explained it, so you get how it's done