Proper Toweling Technique requested.

[goalerjones]

Ok, once upon a time I was okay at toweling, but lately I have just lost the proper method for wrangling Hahnzel, a.k.a. Mr Wiggles. It's like chasing a naked baby across the floor! Can someone please either post a video or a diagram on how to towel a bird properly? I need to have better control when I am shaping his beak.

 

[weco]

Hmmmm, "...once upon a time I was okay at toweling, but lately I have just lost the proper method..."

Here you go Goaler: Bird Toy Outlet Bird Safety Article - How to towel a bird

The toweling pics are from a defunct rescue in Colorado, that had some problems...don't know about the toy outlet.....



While you didn't request it specifically, maybe this will help: http://www.helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm

 

[goalerjones]

Maybe I should use more ginko beloba Weco? I guess in my explanation I should have made it clear that it is a loss of confidence which has led to the problems, not a memory loss. But thank you for the first link anyway.

 

[ivysaur]

My fid twists her neck around all crazy like in The Exorcist when she's toweled, and of course the neck is where you hold them! Needs practice i suppose.

 

[MikeyTN]

I know what you mean about losing confidence in toweling, trust me, I shake like a leaf when I towel Willie to do his nails as he is the hardest one to deal with. I refuse to do his beak though, I rather pay someone to do his beak. Had a bad experience doing his beak years ago that made me lose sleep at night, he started bleeding pretty good and I started freaking out but I did get the bleeding to stop, but unfortunately I didn't sleep that night either checking on him over and over....I can do it but he's a hard one to deal with when you have no help, that's what caused the bleeding in the first place....No one would hold him for him but now I finally have a friend that will hold him for me, he used to work as a vet tech so he holds them pretty good.