Question.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

My daughters boyfriend has a male harris that has developed the habit of making that rasping noise at his mum whenever she goes out in the garden .He has just started to cut the weight down and has flown him free twice now .Hes well maned ,well behaved around dogs and ferrets and other people.Whether he sees her as the only source of food when hes left days is the probable answer but its creating a problem with her and hes forced to take the weight up again to keep the peace .Hes aviary kept, flying free with an indoor section .Hes not an imprint so is there any way to keep him quiet so he can be flown .I realise this is a trivial question and maybe should of been looked into before taking the bird on but hes there now and must be a factor facing more than one keeper.Years ago i had my own bird and used to hood him but not sure if that would be frown on these days for long periods .Any answers appreciated.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

If it was me i wouldnt be taking his weight up i would just leave him at flying weight and keep flying him and hope he snaps out of it, mine did it for a couple of days when the next door neighbours were out but i just left him and now he doesnt do it, its probably because he has just came out of moult and isnt happy with being brought back down to weight and geting used to feeling hungry again, good luck

[CrowHawker 227]

Sounds like he's cut the weight to sharp to quick and if he see his mum feeding him he will scream as he's low and has associated her with food! it's normally what people do that don't know weight management properly and I'm afraid it's not easy to rectify without proper knowledge! If you pm me I would be happy to have a chat on the phone.