This blog has moved to Facebeak’s very own website. But you can still read this guide at thefacebeak.com Here’s a little excerpt of what to expect…

Below is my method for taming a frightened bird. However, before we begin it is important to answer a few common questions:

“If I just handle my bird regularly, will it become tame?



No! If someone punched and tackled you to the ground, would you like them more because they kept doing it? No! Forcing a bird to get used to something (termed “flooding”) will never work unless you are highly in tune with reading your bird’s body language.



Being held and confined is the MOST terrifying position for a bird to be in because they can’t use their primary defence mechanism - flight! ….

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