Catching an Escaped Bird
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If you keep your bird inside your house, do not open the door of the cage without first making sure that all the windows and doors of the room are securely closed. If you are introducinga bird into an outside aviary, always release the bird from its box while you are inside the aviary. Do not take the bird out of the box by hand, carry it over to the aviary and then release it.
It is also a good idea to have a safety porch in an outside aviary. This basically means having two openings to the aviary; the first leading into an enclosed area that has a second door opening into the aviary. By closing the outer door before opening the inner door, there is no opportunity for the birds to escape by flying over your head to the outside.
If your bird escapes, do not panic. Once a bird escapes, it becomes frightened and panic-stricken itself and if you suddenly start to chase it around with a net, the
only thing you will achieve is to drive it further away so that it will not be able to find its way home. The best procedure is to wait for the bird to settle in a nearby tree and familiarize itself with its new surroundings. Then place some food in the aviary, leave the door open and then disappear. Before long, the bird will become hungry and return to its aviary. This method is obviously not possible if you keep a number of birds in one aviary.
If the escaped bird is accustomed to living with another bird, you may increase the likelihood of catching it by placing the cage in the garden with its mate inside. This is not a good idea if the mate is a very timid bird that is likely to scream when it is placed outside in unfamiliar surroundings. In this case, it will give off distress calls that are exceedingly likely to chase the other bird further away.
If you have an escaped bird and you also keep a dog or a cat, it is best to keep your pets inside as often as possible. This is because although you may think that your bird is used to the dog or cat, it is only used to seeing them from the safety of its cage.
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