Posted by danapurcell@msn.com --Previous Message--
on 1/5/2005, 7:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Yellow-naped Amazon approx. 29-30yrs."
65.148.236.143
Yes I am totally aware of the teflon pans (say term) and anything with a big surface that might cook my bird. Tiki, my bird thinks he is a chef. He loves to be in the kitchen and doing any other household chore. Wish he could actually do some work. thanks for the words of caution.
Dana : )
: 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 :)
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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