A beautiful wet weekend before Circular Head Show next Saturday. Let it rain now so it's sunny on show day
Its been a busy season so far, we have met some wonderful people, we have teamed up with Rainer the Blue n Gold Macaw for some events, the flock have suprised and wowed show goers and been given many treats from both young and the not so young fans.
Don't forget to come see us and all the wonderful attractions at Circular Head Show ( Stanley) Saturday 2nd Dec 2023.
After a couple of big days at the Scottsdale Show what better way to burn off all the energy from getting treats from the public for 2 days than going for a fly.
New trick to try and que. #majickfeathers
What happens when a pirate and drummer are waiting for the show crowd?
A " first time trick" Apollo decided to do for the Scottsdale show. Definatly a crowd pleaser.
Now we need to try and capture and que this behaviour for future visitors. Not going to be easy this one but perhaps over the Xmas break if we go camping he will present it again so we can start to work with it.
Apollo & Bandit hanging out and having a fly after a day at the Westbury Agricultural Society show having some well deserved Fun Time.
Big thanks to all those that attended and made donations to support Variety the Children's Charity TAS . Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Special thanks to Rainer the Blue n Gold Macaw , Vicki and Ayla for there help on the day. A great day was had by all.
Don't forget to come see us at the Scottsdale Show Friday & Saturday where we will again be fund-raising for Variety
Luna taking her first steps in her free-flying life. Her 1st flight without a harness.
See Luna at the Westbury Agricultural Society show on Saturday 11th November. Where she and others from the Majick Feathers flock will be fund-raising for Variety the Children's Charity TAS .
2 Days to go until Tas Pet Expo .
Come and see us in our Mobile Aviary. Let your generosity flow for Tasmanian Children as we fundraise for Variety the Children's Charity TAS . And don't forget to grab some P.L.E.G.O. a harness or other toys for your special bird while your there.
Majick Feathers is proudly brought to Tas Pet Expo by Vetafarm
Sound on and some Macaw chat just because
Luna enjoying her shower.
Warning : Shower Scene
Luna enjoying a shower this morning.
Remember to come see us at Tas Pet Expo , Westbury Agricultural Society Show and the Scottsdale Show
Sound on to hear a macaw who has spotted an egal in the distance.
Come one and come all to the Westbury Agricultural Society 160 anniversary show. 11th November
Come see Majick Feathers, have a ride, buy a show bag and view all the amazing talent that only a show can bring.
We are so very pleased to be part of such a wonder event and look forward to seeing all the wonderful smiling faces.
Apollo having a play in the back yard
Welcome home Castiel.
About 3 weeks ago Castiel hurt his leg. I carefully inspected as concluded it was a strain of some kind and should heal with a lot of rest and TLC.
After 1 week he was still favouring it and holding it further back then normal. We made the decision to contact Brisbane Bird Vet due to our extensive history with Adrian from both before we moved to Tasmania and his regular help via phone and consulting with local vets for us since we have been here.
My preferd option was to fly him to Brisbane bird vet as any local people know we do not have dedicated avian vets in Tasmania and I have the utmost trust in Adrian and his team.
Our son also lives in Brisbane so we had local travel options and Nathan was visiting him at the time.
Castiel recieved the red carpet treatment. Appointments made around our flight schedules, consult calls offering to video me in if I wished ( I declined, voice was enough for me) sedation, xrays and bloods at the time of consulting and an inital assessment within 1/2 hour.
I had been dreading but also convinced that there was something more significant going on and prepared for surgery. Normally you would see some improvement of a strain after a week.
Lucky for us Castiel has not done anything requiring surgery and 7 days of anti inflammatory meds has seen a significant improvement.
His blood tests have also shown that I have been giving him too many treats recently. Well lol you watch a bird limp while telling you they are a good boy and withhold sunflower seeds or nuts. Apart from that his birth defects have been confirmed as minor and no significant joint issues even though his spine is curved and one foot has some deformed toes.
Adrian maintains metabolic bone disease as the cause of deformity how ever with the absence of issues in many joints and confirmation from myself that the breeder does feed an appropriate diet has indicated that this can occur in some eggs last laid due to depleted resources of the par
Bird life with Majick feathers
#majickfeathers #freeflight #macaw
What a beautiful Sunday morning.
Castiel Chatting
SOUND ON - Sorry for the poor video as it was a moment of opertunity
The newest member of the Majick Feathers flock Castiel - The Hans Macaw decided to start chatting last night while I was watching TV saying "Clever Boy" over and over.
Remember - Weather Permitting - We will be having a wonder around AGFEST on Saturday with Apollo & Luna.
If you or someone you know has a site at AGFEST and would like us to visit share and comment the business name and AGFEST address and we will endeavour to stop by their stand.
#majickfeathers #trainingovertaming #birdlife #macaw
What a difference 2 years makes.
2 years ago today Apollo took his very first step in his free-flying life (1st part of video).
He was very nervous (as were we) but just look at him now in the last part of the video
So proud of this boy and all he achieves.
#majickfeathers #trainingovertaming #birdlife #FreeFlight
Another quick training video, this time starring Loki, a parent raised sun conure.
Loki has been with us now for a few months and is comming along very well in a no force training schedule.
Fully flighted and free to roam the house almost always this little guy often chooses to explore the other cages when nobody is in them.
This is his first encounter with in cage treats and the phone pointed at him. He will happily take treats when not in a cage but I want to train him to be relaxed when his space is restricted as well.
This is the opposite to how most people will train, where they will keep a bird in a cage untill it will step up and only then allow them out. My method although harder and longer means the bird is free to choose interaction or fly away if they don't want it
Giving choice and being patient builds greater trust.
See how I move away when he gets a little spooked but he comes straight back and is never actually stressed. That's what we really want especially for another potential free flyer.
Some very informal training with big wings. Normally training would involve a clicker to mark the desired behaviour before the positive reenforcement delivery but tired and resting and the twins wanted to work so a little something with something that bandit knows well. Dasiy has just started saying wings and big wings instead of doing the actions which is cute and I will look at how that may work in so I can work with it better in the future.
A short video of Bandit (Sun Conure) and Apollo (B&G Macaw) in the back yard on the weekend. Just love it when they flock together in flight.
Bandit just loves to fly with big brother Apollo
#majickfeathers #parrottraining #macaw #birdlife #freeflightparrot #freeflight #freeflightmacaw #trainingovertaming #bandittheconure
Apollo coming in hot over the top of the car this morning while camping in Lilydale.
