On 07-2595, JOANIE DOSS wrote to TOM WEISS:
 JD> Amazons will do anything for food.  Some birds love to cuddle,
 JD> Amazons love to eat.  A reward should be something they enjoy.
 JD> Amazons, however, gain weight very easily.  When they perform, the
 JD> food reward must be tiny so the bird does not take up a lot of time
 JD> eating or their is too much time spent watching the bird eat and not
 JD> seeing him perform.  They need a small treat to help keep their
 JD> weight under control.  I take a small jar of shelled sunflower
 JD> seeds.  After a trick is performed, I break this seed into halves or
 JD> thirds and give the piece to the bird.
 JD>  This might be too small for a parrot the size of a macaw or
 JD> cockatoo, but it is perfect for an Amazon.
What would you expect to turn on an African Grey the most?  My pet is NOT a 
food hound.  She is slim and trim, loves attention and enjoys our play time, 
but nothing that would help me train her to fly to me (especially on 
command).  She will eat sunflower seeds preferentially over other foods, if I 
let her.
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