Bird Training 101

This is a Baby Homer a few weeks old. Someday AJ will enter it in a Pigeon Show.

Now is the perfect age to start training.

First it must learn to balance on a shoulder.

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Now it must learn to balance on a shoulder while AJ is walking.

It is slightly cheating with the claw hold on the collar.

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A Show Bird must look good. Wings back, chest out, head tall and eyes straight ahead.

Good Job! Little Guy!

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Now a little Aerobics.

First legs apart. Tuck those wings in tight. Now stretch, stretch tall.

Now hold it, to the count of 10.

Thats great!

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Now Deep Knee Bends.

Up-down, Up-down, Up-down

Feel the burn!

Good Job.

No pain-no gain!!
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After a good work-out Aj gives the Little Guy some well

deserved praise and reasures him he will be a Champion

some day.

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This is the time of year our Wild Birds are building nests.

Bird houses are so inexpensive you can put out quite a few.

You can also make them.

You will really enjoy watching the bird families.