UrbanSylvanus
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Hello all, just wondering if anyone here could give me some advice as I've never trained anything before.
I currently have a young male Linnie, Machi, and I'm hoping to start clicker training him but I haven't quite discovered what reinforcer works for him.
I've tried oats (eats them, but take a long time to eat), canary seed (someone else used that for their Linnie, but I think Machi just likes hulling them and drops everything, seed and all), and millet spray (scared of it, but he's nibbled at it in the past.)
So far the only thing he goes absolutely bonkers for is fresh apples, but those are seasonal ofc and I can't seem to find dried apples that are safe for birds to eat. Is there any chance other dried fruits might work for him?
In any case I'll try to keep finding other reinforcers as I don't want to make something that's not available all year long and is supposed to be a part of his normal diet to be something he only gets sometimes.
I currently have a young male Linnie, Machi, and I'm hoping to start clicker training him but I haven't quite discovered what reinforcer works for him.
I've tried oats (eats them, but take a long time to eat), canary seed (someone else used that for their Linnie, but I think Machi just likes hulling them and drops everything, seed and all), and millet spray (scared of it, but he's nibbled at it in the past.)
So far the only thing he goes absolutely bonkers for is fresh apples, but those are seasonal ofc and I can't seem to find dried apples that are safe for birds to eat. Is there any chance other dried fruits might work for him?
In any case I'll try to keep finding other reinforcers as I don't want to make something that's not available all year long and is supposed to be a part of his normal diet to be something he only gets sometimes.