We have parrots and when you have parrots, there’s always a party

Sometimes not much goes on… and sometimes a bird or two goes astray and gets a wanderin’.

Every now and then a lil spat starts out  on the group perch and I have to calmly separate a few parrot kids!   You know how kids can be… and time out works.

Mike the cockatiel got placed on a different perch and did not take long to start a wanderin’.

hehe, there is a perch in this cubby…. so i am legal to be here!

hey, there is food here!

wonder if anyone else know i am here???

good thing i am on top….big corgi down below!

beakie kisses  : >

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Dear Jordan,

I have a green wing macaw who’s a year old. i raised him from five weeks old and he was so sweet. until that is, he got to be about six months of age. now he is a nightmare. he’s scared of everything and everyone, i cant touch him, i cant even look at him without him growling at me. the only good thing about him is he doesn’t bite – he just flaps his wings at you. He’s driving me crazy and i don’t understand what changed and made him so nutty! do you have any answers?

Help, my bird is driving me crazy!

no fighting….no biting!  — none of that allowed…mum’s rules!

Dear, My bird is driving me crazy,

Well, quite frankly, I am not sure why such a young bird, 6 months of age would suddenly have such drastic change so early an age. Mum here did not raise Rani, the greenwing, but got her when she was weaned, at about, 5 months of age and she never  changed to be a freaky bird.

Since the bird is still young, a baby, just try to maintain a calm atmosphere for him.  Hopefully there was no sudden frightening changes that were not mentioned here, like loud noises, banging on the cage, shouting in the household, the bird attacked by human or animal, etc.  If that was the case, then it might be no wonder still baby macaw is freaking out…greenwings are very smart macaws and sensitive.

Sometimes, they go through a terrible twos period, and handler has to be consistent in training.

It is assuring to hear the bird does not bite, for if he did, macaw bites can send the bitten one to the hospital.

Remain calm near your macaw and continue to try to handle  him, giving him food from your hand.  You mention you raised him since 5 wks, so that is assuming you also hand fed this bird….try hand feeding him some warm foods as you did before he was weaned.

Don’t give up.

jordan beakie kisses  : >

greenwing macaw –how to train

how to stop a greenwing from biting

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Always something going on in the parrot flock here in this  household……even if the main happenings are on top of two cages, next to each other and  in the small back yard here!

But today, did want to share with all, another super cool  African grey….. Rosie Red Bottom…a very into all things, African Grey!   She has her own web blog —sorta like me, but i have to share with the other parrots round here and brag about them now and then….but me, the  head bird, does get more —– media fare…..hehee…

…but hey, us African Grey kids do have to stick together, so do try to catch Rosie Red Bottom and see what she is up to now and then and happy, health and parrot tips for all all parrot owners (gee, do humans own parrots, or do we own them????)…………anyways, always something going on….and believe me, she does keep her humans in check!  —Life is interesting that way!

hi rosie red bottom — you are looking mighty fine this  morning!

sure wish fishy fish could come out and play!  —- rosie red bottom needs company!

yes, i get around —no place safe from me!  But, hmm, maybe I am just picky how my meal is prepared???

hey, at least she does not have to share with the whole flock at her household!

hehee it is all in the tube —-the toilet paper tube!

So nice to have met my kind….hehehe, another super duper African Grey kid….so glad you and i are parrot pals!

beakie kisses  : >

rosie red bottom  —the blog

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Yes, he does, Dr Harvey’s avian food is good stuff.  We get good stuff at home with our fresh fruits and veggies and what mum cooks for us but Dr Harvey’s Whole Foods for Birds has all sorts of good stuff in it just in one bag…..nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and even bee pollen.

hmm, the cockatiel gets good stuff too…i can smell it.

hey, is that all for me??? Looks good!

Hey, how come Mike is eating out of the bag???  He has his own bowl down there….

on your mark..get set…goooooooo!

Like i said…all good stuff…papaya, safflower seed, sunflowe seed, pine nuts, pecans pistachio, walnuts, apple, cranberries, peantus, bee pollen, flax seed, coconut, sesame, raisins, orange peel……….  now all you have to do is add the bird!

beakie kisses  : ) oh yes, there are the other birds here and they will get to taste test too!

www.drharveys.com

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