The EPE Program prepares captive bred birds with lifelong lessons for their journey as companion pets. Many of the stages are first implemented at the breeder facility. By maintaining the later stages of the program at home or before adoption, pet parents and rescues alike will discover that their pet bird will flourish into educated and well-adapted companions.
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EPE for the Breeder
EPE program can span across the many species of parrots raised as companions.
Flying is one of the most difficult and meaningful tasks a parrot can acquire in its life.  You can help your companion bird further develop these skills with the use of an avian flight harness. But first you must desensitize your parrot to the harness in order to ensure flight become a safe and stress free activity.
Regular preening keeps the feathers clean and well groomed. Without misting your parrot regularly, flight feathers may quickly become compromised.
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Whether chicks are parent reared or cared for in a nursery by a caretaker, desensitization to the physical exam can be carefully implemented throughout the physical health assessment inspection of the chicks. As the chicks mature through the fledgling age, further desensitization will ensure the birds are more accustomed to the handling techniques utilized to…
In Stage 4, the recently fledged chick now starts to actively participate in the training sessions; whereas in the previous Stage 3, he was merely an observer. Comparatively, this would be similar to a preschool child beginning his first day in kindergarten.
Optimum levels of protein, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients critical to the proper growth and development of parrot chicks through to fledgling.
To learn more about the Stage 2Â of the Early Parrot Education program and the techniques to use, we encourage you to review the slide presentation below.