The EPE & Weaning program is designed to coincide with a young parrot's most critical period of physical and mental development. Each stage requires particular lessons that concentrate on developing nurturing, socialization, desensitization, and play skills. As the fledgling progresses, each mastered lesson provides a foundation for even more challenging material.
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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.
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…
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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.
To learn more about Stage 3 of the Early Parrot Education program and the techniques to use, we encourage you to review the slide presentation below.
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.