Posted by ole on 1/3/2005, 8:02 am, in reply to "Re: Yellow-naped Amazon approx. 29-30yrs." --Previous Message--
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A calm "no" or "be nice" with a little deep voice are no problem as long as the bird doesn't think it's fun. If he thinks it's fun you are actually rewarding him, regardless of what you say or mean. Discrete avoiding is the ting, when a bite is selfstimulating and reward in itself for the bird, eg. you don't wanna add some funny yelling on top of that. You say the bird is with you cooking, be aware of teflon-pans ( i dont' know if this is the english word as well) But it's non-stick pans, when heated they produce dangerous gases to birds which can cause sudden death throug lung bleeding/infection. Chronical asthma as well. Be a little bit aware of this. Gloves + birds = fighting tools! And no trust towards your hands is being established whatsoever :)
: I agree about the gloves being a no
: no! My daughter (10 years) uses a
: stick to get our parrot out of the
: cage. I use my hand and yes I have
: been bitten. I have an Orange wing
: amazon so his bites aren't as bad as
: a bigger parrot. I do react to his
: bites? I tell him no and he stops.
: I also use a very soothing voice and
: say "be nice". He usually
: calms down right away. Some times
: if he is playing too rough i put him
: back in his cage and shut the door.
: If we are home he is out of his
: cage. He loves to sit on my
: shoulder when I cook. I know
: everyone says don't let your bird on
: your shoulder. Mine loves it up
: there so I don't wan't to deprive
: him or me of our together time. i
: kiss my bird and let him nibble my
: lips and teeth all the time. I can
: tell when he is not in the mood to
: kissy face. Don't pick up Richie if
: you are scared, nervous, or in a bad
: mood in general. The bird can tell.
: Relax and talk to the bird let him
: know you are going to be taking him
: out. If he is prepared he will come
: out and be good. If he acts up put
: him in a time out, just like a kid.
: Kids and birds are hard. Kids pull
: away and react much too quickly for
: a bird. Maybe you could put the
: bird on your coffee table with a
: bunch of bird toys or treats and let
: your kids feed the treats to Richie
: and interact that way. The kids
: don't have to hold the bird to be
: part of his life. Enjoy the bird.
: Remember he is thirty years old and
: may have some habits that are deeply
: ingrained in him and those behaviors
: might take time to be modified. One
: last thing... don't put the bird
: near your face until you have really
: developed a good trusting
: relationship... even then there are
: some birds that should never be near
: your face. I am happy Richie is
: staying in a loving caring home.
: You are a good person. OH the face
: scale thing. Call the vet and ask
: for some advise on the phone. Or
: take Richie in if you are really
: worried. Enjoy your new friend.
: Dana : )
:
: --Previous Message--
: : Please NO! No Gloves!!!!But stick
: training is a good idea. Parrots
: bite, don't react ignore!! See my
: post down on this side. Yeelow naped
: are higly intelligent(from 3 to 5
: years in children) I have one myself
: :) BEAUTIFUL PARROTS, show no fair,
: but keep him away from face. The
: focus should be on finding things to
: praise and give snack when positive
: things happen. When you learn his
: body language and a bite is near,
: distract or give him a task he can
: be praised for. If the bitt is
: coming NO reaction, if you shout and
: yell and do unusual things he picks
: up this as fun and praise and
: "the game" is starting.
: Gloves will ONLY worsen the problems
: over time!!
: --Previous Message--
: Hi - it might be an idea to buy a
: pair
: of thick gloves whilst handling the
: bird until you both are confident
: with each other. Instead of asking
: the bird to step onto your hand, use
: a stick. Parrots get attached to
: people and they bond, its very
: difficult to break this bond and it
: will take alot of time and effort.
: It could also be that the bird has
: been imported and if this is the
: case, he/she may never tame. Parrots
: only bite if they are provoked, its
: their only way of defense.
: --Previous Message--
: I have been watching a Yellow-naped
: Amazon for this guy, who has come
: across bad times and has been moving
: from place to place with his bird, I
: felt bad for the bird. The saddest
: part is that the guy's mother, the
: parrot's owner, passed away. Richie,
: the parrot, absolutely loves this
: guy, they grew up together since
: 1977. The problem is that the guy
: did not leave the right cage for
: him. I have let him out, I talk to
: him all the time (Richie already
: calls my children like I do). He has
: bitten me three times, which they
: bled more than they hurt, but I have
: been a little afraid to let him out
: for fear of my little children. I do
: not know much, except for info from
: every website I can find. Is there
: any advise on how to better care for
: Richie and not be afraid for my
: children or myself, he is almost 30
: yrs. and a very smart parrot, I just
: have no idea what I am doing and the
: guy comes over very little. My
: neighbor has three parrots: a macaw,
: an african grey, and one more. She
: has been wonderful, but I was
: wondering if anyone who owns or has
: owned a yellow-naped amazon has any
: detailed information for me or
: advise. I really want Richie to be
: happy and live the rest of his life
: to the fullest and be healthy. Also
: anyone know of Scaley-face or
: something like that, a sort of
: really contageous mite, neighbor
: thought he may look like he has
: that.
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