Saro can be a little bit of a wildcard with guests, so we like to have people who are just getting to know her train her while she's in the cage until they've established trust and she's accepted them into the flock. I trained her to turn on the BeakBox for a reward, and it's a favorite activity with visitors to have them train her using the BeakBox!
Once we started to self-isolate during the pandemic and were home more often, the BeakBox became a way for her to communicate with us without having to scream. When she wants her cage opened up or to start a training session, she'll start a song and I'll come over to give her a little bit of attention. It's a much more pleasant way of her communicating her needs than yelling for us!
