More outings with lucky

[Luckyandjenn]

Here he is out and about

 

[svheartsdesire]

It seems your both...Lucky

 

[Flboy]

Very sweet! I see he has you on a harness!

 

[Luckyandjenn]

It seems your both...Lucky

Indeed lol im actually the lucky one thoe for only having him tops 6 months and he has like 0 behaivor issues hes healthy and happy and is doing a swell job traing me lol:18:

 

[Luckyandjenn]

Very sweet! I see he has you on a harness!

Ha ha yes he sure does

 

[SilleIN]

I just LOVE to see the macaws out and about. I wish more would take their birds for walks, they really enjoy it

Lovely lovely bird you have

 

[JBassset]

I just LOVE to see the macaws out and about. I wish more would take their birds for walks, they really enjoy it

Lovely lovely bird you have

I can't wait until it warms up so I can take Romeo out on the walks with Stephen.

Right now it's about 32F (0C). By Saturday we'll be down to 12F (-11C)

Just a WEE bit too cold for the birds. But Romeo DOES love card rides. So maybe we'll drive to the parrot store. (Stephen... does not like car rides so much.)

 

[SilleIN]

I can't wait until it warms up so I can take Romeo out on the walks with Stephen.

Right now it's about 32F (0C). By Saturday we'll be down to 12F (-11C)

Just a WEE bit too cold for the birds. But Romeo DOES love card rides. So maybe we'll drive to the parrot store. (Stephen... does not like car rides so much.)

I take my macaws for car rides eventhough it's cold. The car heats up eventually and they really enjoy to see the landscape passing by.

I also take them out flying 3-7 times a week all depends on how much time I have. They are only out about 15-20 minutes each time and the flying keeps them warm.

As for Tino, who isn't able to fly and is very bare, I have made him a jacket for when we are outside. He actually gets more outside time, than the others, as I can have him with me, when I do the stables and he gets cheated a lot from the flight training (I do try to train him, but it will never be the same as when they can actually fly)

The jacket is made out of a material, which should be able to keep warm down to -22C and the outer material is water proof

 

[Luckyandjenn]

I just LOVE to see the macaws out and about. I wish more would take their birds for walks, they really enjoy it

Lovely lovely bird you have

Thanks and yes he sure does love going out and about ...thoe I need to find way more places to take him lol he loves being able to stretch his wings and be in the sun I sure do love my lucky boy

 

[SilleIN]

Thanks and yes he sure does love going out and about ...thoe I need to find way more places to take him lol he loves being able to stretch his wings and be in the sun I sure do love my lucky boy

I read somewhere that Walmart will not decline any customer access even with a macaw on their shoulder, just a thought

We don't have Walmart in Denmark, but most supermarkets have never said anything to me having a macaw on the shopping trolley or my arm. And if I go somewhere I haven't been before, I just go to the register and ask. Usually they say, as long as they don't frighten the other customers or make a mess, it's ok. I have had Sugar in H&M a few times

It's also great socializing for the birds as people will come up to you and ask about your bird, so hope you're not shy:18:

 

[Luckyandjenn]

I just LOVE to see the macaws out and about. I wish more would take their birds for walks, they really enjoy it

Lovely lovely bird you have

I can't wait until it warms up so I can take Romeo out on the walks with Stephen.

Right now it's about 32F (0C). By Saturday we'll be down to 12F (-11C)

Just a WEE bit too cold for the birds. But Romeo DOES love card rides. So maybe we'll drive to the parrot store. (Stephen... does not like car rides so much.)

Ick thats cold lol im such a freez baby lol i hope it warms up soon so you and your birds can go out

 

[Luckyandjenn]

I can't wait until it warms up so I can take Romeo out on the walks with Stephen.

Right now it's about 32F (0C). By Saturday we'll be down to 12F (-11C)

Just a WEE bit too cold for the birds. But Romeo DOES love card rides. So maybe we'll drive to the parrot store. (Stephen... does not like car rides so much.)

I take my macaws for car rides eventhough it's cold. The car heats up eventually and they really enjoy to see the landscape passing by.

I also take them out flying 3-7 times a week all depends on how much time I have. They are only out about 15-20 minutes each time and the flying keeps them warm.

As for Tino, who isn't able to fly and is very bare, I have made him a jacket for when we are outside. He actually gets more outside time, than the others, as I can have him with me, when I do the stables and he gets cheated a lot from the flight training (I do try to train him, but it will never be the same as when they can actually fly)

The jacket is made out of a material, which should be able to keep warm down to -22C and the outer material is water proof

Sounds like you have a lucky flock lol im trying to teach lucky about flying too hes had the wind beneath his wings a few times seems to love it also gets scard thoe so i encourage him (his wings were cliped before he came to me all but two feathers have growen back in)(im never clipping them again ) i havent been able to get him out as much as i like but he dose spend most of his time out of the cage so ..... it may not be the perfect bird life for him but hell im still learning and so is he

 

[Luckyandjenn]

Thanks and yes he sure does love going out and about ...thoe I need to find way more places to take him lol he loves being able to stretch his wings and be in the sun I sure do love my lucky boy

I read somewhere that Walmart will not decline any customer access even with a macaw on their shoulder, just a thought

We don't have Walmart in Denmark, but most supermarkets have never said anything to me having a macaw on the shopping trolley or my arm. And if I go somewhere I haven't been before, I just go to the register and ask. Usually they say, as long as they don't frighten the other customers or make a mess, it's ok. I have had Sugar in H&M a few times

It's also great socializing for the birds as people will come up to you and ask about your bird, so hope you're not shy:18:

Actually the first day i got lucky had to go to wall mart at the time it was way to much for me and lucky it was with in a few hrs of having him ....beside that he dosent have a travle cage so my hubby has to drive and i have to sit in akward positions to make sure he is comphy had to do with all that tail lol ... a list of places we have been auto zone an older lady behind me said how beautiful and healthy he looked ,walmart,san deigo hrydro he leat a friend not only give him head scrathceys but let him hold him for a sec by far the biggest accomplishment towards socializing we've been able to make, subway and also just where i live in the Canyon i have to be care full if there are to many people he gets over excited and that can lead to a nip

 

[JBassset]

I'm taking Romeo out tomorrow with a friend. She'll drive while I hold him. Because of the cold I'll wrap him up between the car and the building but we're going to the Parrot store to find him some snacks he'll eat that aren't just seeds and nuts. (He's got a super unhealthy diet in his head)

After that we'll hit the Home Depot for PVC to make a play stand assuming he can stand being there.

That seems like a lot to me. So we'll see how he does with it.

 

[SilleIN]

Sounds like you have a lucky flock lol im trying to teach lucky about flying too hes had the wind beneath his wings a few times seems to love it also gets scard thoe so i encourage him (his wings were cliped before he came to me all but two feathers have growen back in)(im never clipping them again ) i havent been able to get him out as much as i like but he dose spend most of his time out of the cage so ..... it may not be the perfect bird life for him but hell im still learning and so is he

If you want any help with getting him to learn to fly, I have some experience in getting a macaw to fly They will probably never be as good as good as the ones, who have fledged naturally, but they are able to learn.

Here's Sugar, he has been flying for a little less than a year now

You will probably need to wait to start the serious flight training until he has more than 2 flight feathers. What you CAN do is start to build up some muscles in his chest. I did it by teaching him a command to flap his wings. I did this a few times a day for 3-4 months before we started "real" flight training.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55kdqt5f-8"]Sugar training his wing muscles[/ame]

 

[SilleIN]

I'm taking Romeo out tomorrow with a friend. She'll drive while I hold him. Because of the cold I'll wrap him up between the car and the building but we're going to the Parrot store to find him some snacks he'll eat that aren't just seeds and nuts. (He's got a super unhealthy diet in his head)

After that we'll hit the Home Depot for PVC to make a play stand assuming he can stand being there.

That seems like a lot to me. So we'll see how he does with it.

That's great

Do you plan on having a harness on him? I would highly recommend you having a harness on him. If they get really scared, they WILL fly- clipped or not. Even in a Home Depot it could be dangerous to have a free roaming macaw

 

[Luckyandjenn]

I'm taking Romeo out tomorrow with a friend. She'll drive while I hold him. Because of the cold I'll wrap him up between the car and the building but we're going to the Parrot store to find him some snacks he'll eat that aren't just seeds and nuts. (He's got a super unhealthy diet in his head)

After that we'll hit the Home Depot for PVC to make a play stand assuming he can stand being there.

That seems like a lot to me. So we'll see how he does with it.

Sounds like a busy day i hope you all have fun. If im out and dlucky gets overwhelemd i try to fid a quiet spqce just long enough to xalm him lol

 

[Luckyandjenn]

Sounds like you have a lucky flock lol im trying to teach lucky about flying too hes had the wind beneath his wings a few times seems to love it also gets scard thoe so i encourage him (his wings were cliped before he came to me all but two feathers have growen back in)(im never clipping them again ) i havent been able to get him out as much as i like but he dose spend most of his time out of the cage so ..... it may not be the perfect bird life for him but hell im still learning and so is he

If you want any help with getting him to learn to fly, I have some experience in getting a macaw to fly They will probably never be as good as good as the ones, who have fledged naturally, but they are able to learn.

Here's Sugar, he has been flying for a little less than a year now

You will probably need to wait to start the serious flight training until he has more than 2 flight feathers. What you CAN do is start to build up some muscles in his chest. I did it by teaching him a command to flap his wings. I did this a few times a day for 3-4 months before we started "real" flight training.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55kdqt5f-8"]Sugar training his wing muscles[/ame]

Going to watch the clip in the am before lucky and the huby wakes up head phones in tact lolz i dont think he flew before but im not 100 % he seems scard it does help that i can show him wlild birds flying and tell him he can do that to and i do flapping exercises great photo by the way