Post by heatherg on Jan 10, 2023 3:48:24 GMT -5
My Quaker Willow is afraid of new objects like any sort of toy. So I have been praising him whenever he touches a toy while he’s sitting in his basket on my lap.
I bought rainbow links and hung them all over his cage. He is starting to play with and move them. I thought he might try to weave them after seeing him make weaving motions with a big toy that was too clunky to weave.
Anyhow, I separated out a red, a yellow, and a blue link and I’ve been handing (beaking?) them to him and naming the color. So, red link, yellow link, blue link. Or toy. Can’t remember which.
I know parrots can learn to select a certain color to get food. Does anyone know if Quakers have ever been taught their colors? I read about the studies with Alex years ago but Willow doesn’t talk very much. So I don’t know that he will repeat or name anything, but maybe he can learn to select the red or yellow or blue link.
P.s. I told him he is a “blue” bird and showed him in the mirror.
I bought rainbow links and hung them all over his cage. He is starting to play with and move them. I thought he might try to weave them after seeing him make weaving motions with a big toy that was too clunky to weave.
Anyhow, I separated out a red, a yellow, and a blue link and I’ve been handing (beaking?) them to him and naming the color. So, red link, yellow link, blue link. Or toy. Can’t remember which.
I know parrots can learn to select a certain color to get food. Does anyone know if Quakers have ever been taught their colors? I read about the studies with Alex years ago but Willow doesn’t talk very much. So I don’t know that he will repeat or name anything, but maybe he can learn to select the red or yellow or blue link.
P.s. I told him he is a “blue” bird and showed him in the mirror.
