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Thursday, November 29th, 2007

I’ve yet to post new video clips on Youtube. Several viewers from Youtube have messaged me complimenting about Kiki’s achievements and they have yearned to see Kiki performing new tricks. Thank you for your love and support for Kiki. She’s doing well now. She still preparing and training for new tricks. She still needs more time before she can submit her first progress report on the new tricks she learned.

This time round, I’m slowly guiding Kiki in learning some complex tricks, which requires some basic tricks that she learned and then chaining these behaviour as one performance. It’s definitely going to take long as compared to previous tricks she learned. She’s progressing pretty well, but for sure definitely there’s glitches and mistakes. With the continuous training and hard work from her, she’s able to meet that goal soon.

Here’s some summary on what she’s learning:

1. The Shell Game Trick

The Shell Game Prop

I’ve introduced to her since last Sunday. It’s a trick where Kiki has to open the right pink shell to locate the red lego that I placed in. That’s definitely a tricky one that she learned. She’s able to open the shell and retrieve item within the shells. But the probabilities of opening the right pink shell that contain the red lego still remains low. Really hope Kiki will master this fun trick based on an old game that’s commonly found at funfair & carnivals.

2. Through the Hoop (A component for an Advanced Trick)

The Hoop Prop

It’s quite funny that I’ve never teach this basic trick to Kiki when she first started training. It’s a fairly simple trick, which Kiki understands immediately in a 5mins training session. The objective is whenever I cued “Hoop”, Kiki will have to go through the hoop and exit from the other end. It’s one basic trick that I do recommend teaching your companion parrots. Fairly simple and fun. Kiki does enjoy this simple “game”. The hoop trick that Kiki learned is a component of an advanced trick that I intended to teach Kiki in future. But one step at a time. A simple trick learned now, will benefit for her in future.

I will be uploading the candy shots during the training session to Youtube soon, only when my brother a.k.a cameraman able to capture the moments this weekend. So do stay tune!

Lots of love from Kiki and me!


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  • bryan : Vasanthan: Although I've 2 parrots, but they are of 2 different species, Agapornis and Poicephalus. If I've a pair, I don't think I will want to move on with a breeding programme, furthermore it does require lots of effort and time.
  • Vasanthan : Since u have a pair , a girl and a boy, do you keep them in the same cage to promote breeding? when do they breed? age?
  • eunice : hi Bryan, thx for visiting me too! Enjoy ur weekend!
  • bryan : eunice: Thanks for the compliment :D And same goes to you, good luck to you too :)
  • eunice : hello! Lovely blog design :) All the best to u! «link»
  • bryan : Peiyun: Thanks. I love this picture too :D
  • Peiyun : I like the pic of Kiki puffing up on the cup!! so cute!!
  • bryan : Vasanthan: Thanks Vas. Well in fact you're not the only one mentioning keeping birds steal their freedom away. This might be the always the case, because household parrots gets cage out time. Kermit and Kiki are out of the cage most of time except during roosting time or when noboby is at home.
  • Vasanthan : This is an good post. i didn't like th idea of keeping birds as pets because i tot we were stealing their freedom. but this blog makes me think the other side of the argument. i kind feel ok since kermit and kiki are enjoying themselves
  • bryan : Guest 1272: I bought the chamomile tea bags from the supermarket. I'm sure there are different brands of chamomile tea bags in the market. Just be sure to read the labels that it only contains chamomile and no other items. There are some chamomile tea bag have extra ingredients like ginger spices or honey, try avoid these.
  • Guest_1272 : Hi there can i know where u bought your chamomile tea? are they also selling it here in Singapore. Thanks
  • bryan : Guest_1458: Not to pin point any, but I will say majority of the seed mixes in the market have too much Sunflower or Safflower Seeds.
  • Guest_1458 : Bryan, What commercial seed mixes are you referring to?
  • bryan : Angelrain: Well it's not unusual to hear parrot being vocal and makes noise. If the parrot doesn't utter a single noise, most probably it's a sign that the parrot is sick. Perhaps for new owners considering having parrots, can consider the quieter species (doesn't mean it will be perfect quiet, juz rarely vocalize and scream like cockatoos).
  • Angelrain : I agree with ya on them being vocal. My friend had one who makes noise for hours on end and I usually wonder what is wrong with it.
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