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danabird
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Yall I am just having the best time listening to Romeo and his new words and songs. Every morning he makes me smile while I am putting on my make-up. He says so many things now and he is only a year old. He makes me laugh at the things he does and I do believe that he wants to make me laugh. He talks to the other birds in the house and I think he is even teaching Newbe my sun conure how to say "Step up" and "here". What a real joy he is. Now yall remind me of what I just wrote when he starts giving me problems  |
Sunday June 26, 2005 6:19 am |
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Cheeta
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Hey Dana
So glad to hear that you're really enjoying the company of Romeo. It is so nice when we can wake up to companions like Romeo!!  Put a smile on my face whenever I cuddle Apollo. I shall remind you what you've typed here next time or if you ever grumble about Romeo!! LOL.
Have a good day.
Cheers
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Sunday June 26, 2005 9:38 am |
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danabird
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I keep reading about when his hormones kick in that he will relly give me fits  i worry about that part of an amazon. My sun conure Sunny that died last year, was smaller so I did alreight with him, but Romeo could really put a hurtten on me if he got ticked off |
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Sunday June 26, 2005 3:57 pm |
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Sue
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What a joy it must be to listen to him.. Those zons can be so entertaining..
It is not a real 'must' that Romeo will become difficult when maturing.. With consistent handling, he can stay just his old self..
Don't worry too much.. |
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Monday June 27, 2005 7:42 am |
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Cheeta
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I agree with what Sue has said. With handling lots and lots, I'm sure he'll be just as beautiful as he is now when he matures. And oh there are alway exception to the rules!! Romeo could be one of them already! |
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Monday June 27, 2005 9:13 am |
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danabird
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I sure hope so cause I love him so much I would hate to have to keep him outside because of him getting mean or something  |
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Monday June 27, 2005 6:35 pm |
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Sue
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Hi Dana.. Try to handle him consistent.. I know this is so hard as they're so adorable.. |
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Tuesday June 28, 2005 8:21 am |
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danabird
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Well i don't really "handle" him. He has never been a bird to be touched all the time. He comes to me I don't go to him for the touching. I alseays just put my hands on something and call him over then he comes and we play. When I pick him up most of the time he will step up on to his T stand then come to my fingers but he just doesn't step up on me unless I have him somewhere he doens' know (like he will step on the T stand then I take that into the bedroom then he steps up on my hand and I go put him back in the cage)
H tries me sometime but I've learned about that. It's funny cause when we are out side he is fine about going into the flight cage but when he has to come in it's a challange to find a treat that he will want to come in the house for i really learn something about him everyday. I never have wanted to push him or force him to do something so I have to make a game out of everything He's a handful
Of course Newbe is totally different, loving will step up whenever I ask etc. but they are different and I love that about them
Gotta go talk to yall tonight...Dana |
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Tuesday June 28, 2005 4:51 pm |
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Sue
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I see Dana.. Can you have him stepping up onto a perch? Or doesn't that work? Please correct me if I don't understand you..
Isn't it great how all birds have different personalities? |
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Wednesday June 29, 2005 11:16 am |
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danabird
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He will only step up onto my hand if he is stepping from his "T" perch or if he falls and we have to pick him up or if he is going out in the flight cage from the carriere to my hand. This is how it goes: I let him out and he plays on his cage or climbs onto the large tree stand. When I have to put him back if I can't lure him with food I then have to put his "T" stand next to his tree and he steps onto that. I then ask him to step up and he does if I'm singing "Step uppppp". I have found too that if I take him into our bedroom on the T stand he will step up when asked, but I think that is because he is afarid because he is not use to being in a different room other than the livingroom and the computer room. |
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Thursday June 30, 2005 6:19 am |
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Sue
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I see, thanks for explaining me how it goes! You can also try practicing in different rooms.. Then try it in the environment he normally stays in.
I think it'll work..
Jako, the wild Grey here, wouldn't step up at all. He is at least 10 years or so.. Probably older.
He used to growl when you'd approach him!
We had him step up onto a perch outside.. Sometimes it was difficult, and if we carried him to his cage, he'd jump for his cage.
He wouldn't step up when he was INSIDE his cage! I had to catch him using a towel to take him outside.
But after some weeks, he stepped up onto a perch when he was in his cage! He preferred to sit lower though, and he'd climb down whenever he saw us coming with the perch.
Now, he doesn't even jump to his cage when we take him from outside to his cage. He'll wait till we hold the perch next to a branch in his cage, and step off easily then..
It can be done.. (If you're fine with the current situation, please disregard my post, but if you'd like to teach him this, then I'd be glad to help you out!) |
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Thursday June 30, 2005 7:36 am |
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danabird
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Oh no I would love for him to step up from anywhere I tell (ask ) him to. But he starts biting finger so if i do it this way he doesn't seem to maind. I really think when he was being raise at the breeders house that the little 10 year old boy that "played" with him as he was growing was rough with him. Anytime I stopped by the little boy would say "I love Romeo, I play with him".
Last night I tried to get him to step up on just the dowl stick I have and all he did was push it away. He like for me to hand rassel with him so I know he knows my hands, he is gentel when we play. He just doesn't like to step directly up on to my finger but will go to the perch then my finger  |
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Thursday June 30, 2005 4:13 pm |
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Sue
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So he does step up onto the perch? Have you ever tried a rope perch? Over here, there are many people with some sort of rope perch. It provides more 'grip' for birdyfeet I guess..
The tame grey over here won't step up onto your hand readily as he much more prefers to step up on a sleeve. (More grip I guess) |
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Friday July 1, 2005 6:22 am |
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danabird
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My husband said it was because he knows most of the time that the step up is to go back into his cage either when I'm leaving to go to work or when I'm off and he has been out all day and it's time to go to sleep. I told him it shouldn't matter, when I need him to step up is should. |
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Friday July 1, 2005 3:51 pm |
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danabird
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 Im sorry no I haven't tried a rope perch. Oh he will step up on to his "T" stand wooden perch when I bring it over for him to step up on, it's just I wish he would step up on my fingers it would be so much easier. I have a handheld "T" stick but when I ask him to step up on it he starts rubbing his head on it to scratch. He's a funny bird  |
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