Clicker training a caique — week 1 progress

Started clicker training Maple this week and I'm amazed. Day 1: confused. Day 3: clicked the connection between click and treat. Day 5: touching the target stick reliably. Day 7: stepping up on command. This is genuinely incredible. Anyone else clicker train their birds?

Been thinking about this thread all week. I've tried a few of the suggestions and introducing new foods by eating them in front of the bird — monkey see monkey do was the game changer for us.

This is one of those topics where I think there genuinely is no right answer. Both sides have valid points.

I could have written this post a year ago. Same situation, same frustration. Here's what I wish someone had told me: switching from seed to Harrison's pellets gradually over 2 weeks. Would have saved me weeks of stress.

Which avian vet do you go to? I'm looking for a good one near Liberty Village.

My advice would be putting a bird lamp on a 12/12 timer to simulate natural daylight cycles. Went through the same thing with my Quaker parrot last year.