Post by Bird Junky on Mar 9, 2012 16:28:50 GMT
.......PUT ON A SHOW. HAS YOUR BIRD GOT TALENT?......
B.J's FIND THE PEA.. & many other easy tricks you can teach your birds. To entertain yourself & others. I guarantee your birds will enjoy it. From Parrots to Penguins, they all enjoy showing off.
FIND THE PEA.
Using three upturned plastic eggcups with a treat hidden under one cup.
By chopping & changing the position of the cups, the bird has to find which cup hides the treat.
HOW TO TEACH IT
(1) Sit at a table with the bird. three eggcups a little millet, a slice of cake & a cup of tea.
Show him the eggcups & encourage him to play & investigate them
Lie one on it's side & drop a crumb or millet seed so he has to push the cup out of away to get it.
When he's familiar & comfortable with the eggcups.
Cover a treat with one & tell him to, "find it." If he touches the cup, or better still knocks it over he gets the treat but if he thinks it's gone.
Show him where it is, keep trying some birds are a bit slow, they think if they can't see it, it's gone
When he's successful 3 or 4 times, take a break & repeat later.
Next day move on to, (2).
(2) Line up the three upturned eggcups & show him only one has a crumb under it. Slowly move the cup in one switch & ask him to find it & quickly show him. So he doesn't get bored.
Repeat the one switch until he starts to gets it right & take break. If he can keep track of it.
Move on to, (3).
(3) Increase to two moves, & continue as in 2.
For those of you who want to surprise & amaze your audience by
moving the cups as fast as a NewYork street hustler, I'm afraid you will have to cheat.
THE CHEAT
During step 1, 2,& 3, with your fist clenched, touch the top of the eggcup. With your extended little finger. Till the bird grasps the idea your pointing at the cup & treat. Once he gets the idea, very gradually over the next few days, point to the cup from a little further away.
THE SECRET POINT.
Seated at the table, you have a teacup, Pick up the cup as if to drink, with your little finger extended, like rich people do, but hide it under the cup so your audience don't see it. Raise the cup above the birds eye line so the he can see which eggcup your pointing at with your little finger.
As soon as he makes his move take a drink & turnover the eggcup with your free hand if the bird has only touched it.
This will divert attention away from your teacup & finger.
HAVE FUN
PS. I DO NOT APPROVE OF GAMBLING IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM, UNLESS I'M WINNING..Yours B.J.
B.J's FIND THE PEA.. & many other easy tricks you can teach your birds. To entertain yourself & others. I guarantee your birds will enjoy it. From Parrots to Penguins, they all enjoy showing off.
FIND THE PEA.
Using three upturned plastic eggcups with a treat hidden under one cup.
By chopping & changing the position of the cups, the bird has to find which cup hides the treat.
HOW TO TEACH IT
(1) Sit at a table with the bird. three eggcups a little millet, a slice of cake & a cup of tea.
Show him the eggcups & encourage him to play & investigate them
Lie one on it's side & drop a crumb or millet seed so he has to push the cup out of away to get it.
When he's familiar & comfortable with the eggcups.
Cover a treat with one & tell him to, "find it." If he touches the cup, or better still knocks it over he gets the treat but if he thinks it's gone.
Show him where it is, keep trying some birds are a bit slow, they think if they can't see it, it's gone
When he's successful 3 or 4 times, take a break & repeat later.
Next day move on to, (2).
(2) Line up the three upturned eggcups & show him only one has a crumb under it. Slowly move the cup in one switch & ask him to find it & quickly show him. So he doesn't get bored.
Repeat the one switch until he starts to gets it right & take break. If he can keep track of it.
Move on to, (3).
(3) Increase to two moves, & continue as in 2.
For those of you who want to surprise & amaze your audience by
moving the cups as fast as a NewYork street hustler, I'm afraid you will have to cheat.
THE CHEAT
During step 1, 2,& 3, with your fist clenched, touch the top of the eggcup. With your extended little finger. Till the bird grasps the idea your pointing at the cup & treat. Once he gets the idea, very gradually over the next few days, point to the cup from a little further away.
THE SECRET POINT.
Seated at the table, you have a teacup, Pick up the cup as if to drink, with your little finger extended, like rich people do, but hide it under the cup so your audience don't see it. Raise the cup above the birds eye line so the he can see which eggcup your pointing at with your little finger.
As soon as he makes his move take a drink & turnover the eggcup with your free hand if the bird has only touched it.
This will divert attention away from your teacup & finger.
HAVE FUN
PS. I DO NOT APPROVE OF GAMBLING IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM, UNLESS I'M WINNING..Yours B.J.