#pak-o-bird

[illgottencranes]

I’ve been talking with someone on facebook without having met them until today at the workshop, to which she brought along her rescue Cuban Amazon, Cuba. Afterwards I invited her over to hang out since my apartment was on the way back, and Cuba chilled in the Pak-o-Bird snacking and saying “Hei!” every now and then.

Well, after about half an hour Curry suddenly realized that there was a BIRD in there!! So naturally Curry, otherwise terrified of everything, decided he had a new mission: walk all over the Pak-o-Bird tugging on all the zippers trying to free Cuba. They sang a horrible squawk duet, then once Cuba realized that he could neither bite Curry's feet nor could Curry do anything to him, he went back to calmly eating while Curry stared into his new private bird zoo.

[flock-talk]

would you recommend making a bird backpack for the back or for the front?

I wouldn’t recommend making one, it would be so easy for stitching to come loose or a bird to chew through it unlike with factory settings where machines can make seams much tighter and use much stronger/ thicker threads. The celltie pak-o-bird is a good brand to be looking at, most sizes are universal front/ back/ side wearing, made of very strong, durable materials. I don’t have personal experience with them but have heard good things!

Whether or not you wear it on the front or back doesn’t matter all too much, wearing it on the front won’t really allow you to see the bird much better but may give you a better sense of security.  Wearing it on your back, however, is much better for your health if you plan on going on hikes or longer walks.

[flock-talk]

what's a birdy backpack? also am i right to assume zeeby is on a leash she can fly in?

Zeeby’s harness is a walking harness so it’s not intended for flight, the leash isn’t stretchy like flight harnesses are, the harness does not restrict flight in any way but does not allow for that sort of distance between me and her that a flight harness does. So she can still fly with it on in case of emergency but it is not indented for outdoor flight training, the aviator harness would be good for that!

a bird backpack is like a travel cage backpack, they typically have hard mesh ‘windows’ and one perch with attachable food bowls.