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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
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hi to all havent been on site for a while any advice on my parrot ozzie he is just not interested in being trained at all every time my husband try,s to train him he doesnt want to know all he does is bite even when given treats he is a really nasty parrot. The person we bought him off got him on the stick but when we try he just wont do it. We have had him for 6 month now and all he is is aggressive. We got told he is a year old but we think he is older is their any way we can find out. He will take food from our hand though. Thanks to all who reply. |
Wednesday January 11, 2006 11:45 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
hmmmmmmmm.........  Gotta tough case here. Is he less aggressive with you? Are his wings clipped? Do you let him out much? How much time do you spend with him a day? Is his cage set up where he sits above eye level? Is he in a high active room? These are all important questions. I'll be more than happy to help you resolve his aggressiveness.  |
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Thursday January 12, 2006 2:19 pm |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi chaquita,s mom welll to be honest i am frightened of him as i am all birds i can feed him and clean his cage but am frightened to put my hand to him in case he bites me. His wings have been clipped but he can still fly a little bit. His cage is open all day more or less but he doesnt come out as much as we think he should. My husband is the one who is trying to train him HIS cage is about 5ft from wheels, he is in the sitting room where we watch tele and the kids are, when the kids are playing and noisy he seems to want to come out, he loves music and squaks load when it is on. My husband can get him on the stick if he bribes him with food bowl in front of him. He still seems to be abit nervous sometimes. I would be very grateful for all your help, thank you. |
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Thursday January 12, 2006 9:49 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
I'm sorry to hear this is going on tip top  That is too bad. 6 months is an awful long time to go without more response from him. I wonder if perhaps he didn't have a very good life before coming to you, or people who just didn't socialize, or tame him.
You may want to do some searching on the internet & look up something like "previously owned parrots", or something to that order.
I wish you & Ozzie & your hubby all the best! |
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Thursday January 12, 2006 10:11 pm |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi cathy, thanks for your reply will try that, dont know much about previous owners but the one we got him off had three dogs and they went for him that is why she gave him up. We dont have a dog. Will keep on trying thanks claire(tiptop)  |
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Thursday January 12, 2006 10:35 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
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Hello again Claire! Well, first of all, he's never going to respond well to anyone who is afraid of him All animals can sense your fear and birds especially will take FULL advantage of that. You absolutely can not fear his bite if you want a trainable companion. Sure, he's gonna give you a bite, it's not going to kill you and yeah it can hurt. But when you own a bird you need to expect that getting bitten is gonna happen on occasion. That's the life of bird ownership. We've all been bitten before, we take it and move on. AND, you can't react negatively when bitten. Bite your tongue, tell him "NO" and place him in his cage for about an hour. He has control when you fear him. Amazon's, like I mentioned before, tend to attach to one person and it sounds like it's going to be your husband. He needs to be the Alpha male in order to train with success. I'm thinking fearing him is the biggest part of the delay in training. If your husband can get him to step up onto a perch, he'll need to sit down, with no distractions, by himself and work with him in a bedroom perhaps. Somewhere not too familiar to him. Talk to him gently, try touching him on his head and when he stops reacting with wanting to bite, then he can start with the step up command.
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Friday January 13, 2006 9:02 pm |
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samijo
Bappie
Joined: 12 Jun 2005
Posts: 90
Location: STOCKTON |
hello, yes frankie is an orange-winged he is one gone september
i had trouble with frankie when i first got him, he was a litle monster, but he also was not keen at all on men well he still aint 2 b quite frank.
i spent a full day getting him 2 step up because they say little training sessions but make sure you end it on a good note i tried and it just didnt work coz he would fly round 4 a while then come near me nd that was it. i had 2 completely cover his cage so he couldnt see it and then when i did manage it, i took him into a different room. it helps to use something that they really like frankies soft spots are for grapes, depends on the bird. when there are doing it then you cut down how often i gave them. |
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Saturday January 14, 2006 1:08 pm |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi thanks to all replys my husband is training ozzie i am not to comfortable with birds at all it is truley my husbands pet he has tried taking him to other rooms he doesnt react to ozzie biting him he is truly the most unresponsive bird you,ll ever meet. My husband has grew up with all types of birds all his life but has no joy at all with ozzie. The only thing ozzie responds to is food. Totally stuck we have had him 6mnth running out of things to try., |
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Friday January 20, 2006 12:04 am |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
I dunno tiptop  I'm sure Ozzie is sensing hubby's frustrations. Also, if you're considering getting rid of him, he'll know that too. Animals really can read our minds. Hubby needs to reasure Ozzie that nothing will happen to him and he wont be going anywhere.
Trouble birds get passed around too often. Give him time and patience. Baby steps with Ozzie. |
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Friday January 20, 2006 2:36 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
quote:
Trouble birds get passed around too often. Give him time and patience. Baby steps with Ozzie.
So true CM! You know, I've got a 12 yr old 'tiel, that due to no ones fault but my own, has never been hand tamed. But even so, he's a great little guy! He's very entertaining & loves whistling tunes & dancing in his cage & is really quite a little character & I love him to death even tho he wont let me have any kind of pysical contact with him. We live very happy & comfortably with him
I keep a perch just ouside of his cage door & leave his cage open when I'm close at hand.
I don't know if this question has been asked already, if so I missed it, but has he ever been to an avian vet? |
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Friday January 20, 2006 2:47 am |
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andrea
Just hatched
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Posts: 40
Location: costa rica |
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just to wish youthe best of luck with your new companion, i have been involved with Amazons that have come from bad homes in the past and the best advice I can give you and your husband is that it takes time and patience but in the end it will be worth it. The other thing I have learnt is the bird chooses who to bond with, ( my bird bonded with my next door neighbour and her bird bonded with me! ) try to be a little less fearful of him because you obvioulsy care a lot about him and I would like to see the bird bond with you, it's known that whoever spends most time with the bird when it first stays with you is the more obvious choice its a beautiful thing and it's taken me 9 months to really feel comfortable, it will come in time stick with it 
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Sunday January 29, 2006 3:12 am |
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danabird
Flier
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 977
Location: Northwest Fla |
Just wondering how Ozzie is doing? Dana |
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Sunday March 26, 2006 6:58 am |
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