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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
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hi to all i am new to this site + from what i,ve seen im impressed my name is claire + i,ve got a orange winged amazon named ozzie we have had him just over a week + he is lovely he is about 12mth + we,re his 3rd owners he seems to have settled in ok but over the past couple of days he has started to get quite nasty he will take food out of our hand but wont come on a stick or hands is this normal does he just need time to get used to us or are we doing things wrong we have never had a parrot before although my husband has kept other birds would be grateful for some help on training him all advice welcome thank you claire  |
Sunday September 18, 2005 8:59 am |
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Tabu
Just hatched
Joined: 05 Aug 2005
Posts: 32
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Well, amazons have often the habit of trying you out. They attack you to see how you react, they won't come sit on a perch or your hand, they make noises to scare you... Don't worry, once you know how to handle your amazon you'll be best friends for the rest of your lives. The first thing you should do, is make sure his wings are clipped. After that, you can train with him outside the cage. Parrots consider their cage as their exclusive domain, so you have to bring them in an environment that they don't know to make them trust on you. If your parrot doesn't come out of his cage all by himself, you can put the cage upside down, and try to make him step on the ( rope) perch. Take him away from the cage as soon as possible... From there you can work with him, attract his attention with stuffed toy animals, let him feel them with his beak. Never forget to reward your bird with a "Well done, clever bird!" make things interesting for him, never forget he has the intelligence level of a 2-5 year old kid! Only after working with the bird, you can give him a treat as a reward for good behavior. |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 10:49 am |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
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hi tabu thanks for your reply his wings arent clipped + he has flew around a few times any ideas on hoiw to get a hold of him to take him for his wings clipped thanks claire |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 11:16 am |
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Tabu
Just hatched
Joined: 05 Aug 2005
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Well, some time ago I had to help Fluffy Sue to catch her boyfriend's CAG to have his wings clipped. He was in a huge cage, so I had to get in and catch the bird with a large towel. Once you have driven in a corner, you can throw the towel over him. Then gently put your fingers ( use the towel as a protection) around his neck. In case you clip the wings yourself, you can now fold out the wings and clip the first seven flight feathers up to the covers. If you don't dare to do this, you can easily put him in a bench and take him to the vet to have it done. Make sure he clips both sides, and the FIRST SEVEN feathers. Leaving the outer feathers will make them quite vulnerable, and they risk breaking off when the parrot is playing around. At least here in Holland there are very few vets that clip correctly... |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 9:56 pm |
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danabird
Flier
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 977
Location: Northwest Fla |
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Hi Tiptop, I have 3 amazons 2 orange wing and 1 yellow nape. My orange wings were both 6 years old when I got them. They live outside in a large flight cage.
Romeo is my yellow nape and just turned 1 year old last month. One of the most important things I have learned from all my amazons is you have to give them time to learn. Don't rush them into anything.
Just this last month has Romeo decided to step up on my hand from his cage or his tree stand. Before he would only go to the t satand from his cage then to me. Then I would have to sing a song and wait till he wanted to do as I said.
Well out of the blue I told him to step up from his cage and he did. To make it even more fun for him he now steps up on my hand and we walk through the living room looking at all the things then we walk over to the canaries and we say "Hello little birds". No he will come to me when I say " Let's go see the little birds.
So don't rush your bird and give him time to learn . I was told when I first brought Romeo home that I should think of him as a premature baby that would only grow into a 2 year old child and would take many years to do the growing. So go slow....Dana  |
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Monday September 19, 2005 5:47 am |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi again thank you to tabu + danabird for your help my computer doesnt seem to be telling me i have new messages so when i have logged onto the site i,ve just thought i had no replys my husband knows how to clip wings but we never thought of using a towel so thank you for that advice i think giving them time is true also we are ozzies 3rd owners the reason why im not sure cause he is lovely with his own personality + hes really cheeky he eats out of our hands + mouth but he just doesn' t seem to want han contact with us so i guess its just time + patience thanks for all your help + keep the advice comin claire |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 3:08 pm |
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