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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
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hi my names claire + this is my first time on the site we have a orange winged amazon named ozzie we have had him a week + he is about 12mth old we are his 3rd owners when we first brought him home he was a bit quiet but the next day he came out of his cage + was eating out of our hand but he wont come on to our hands or a stick + for the past couple of days he has started to get quite nasty this is our first time with a parrott but my husband has kept birds before we are really stuck is this natural for ozzie to behave like this or not please help thank you claire  |
Saturday September 17, 2005 8:45 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Hi Claire,
Welcome to the forum.
I'm not really familiar with Amazon.... but may be he's testing his new family?? You've really only had him for a really short time. I'd say that he is still adjusting to his new family. when he's nasty, leave him in his cage and may be just sit there and talk to him quietly and sing to him. That way he'll learn that you're not so scary afterall. I think the major thing here is that you guys will need to win his trust over first... since he's been with three homes already in such a short little life... It'll take time and a lot of patience, but he'll eventually come around and trust you guys...
Someone else may have other suggestions and advice for you. Good luck with Ozzie.
Cheers
Bih |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 5:51 am |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi cheeta thank you for your reply + i think your right a lot of time + patience is needed he eats out of our hand + our mouth its just seems strange he,ll do that but not come onto our hands thanks again for your reply |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 8:31 am |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Hey Claire
You're welcome. Just a word of warning though... if you are letting him eat out of your mouth, it is probably a bad idea as our months and saliva contains lots of bacterias including e-coli which could easily eart our birds... Jost a thought for ya...  |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 9:02 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Welcome Claire and Ozzie!
Hope you'll have a great time on this forum.. |
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Sunday September 18, 2005 12:56 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 tiptop!! Welcome to the forum! I'm not sure what kind of birds your husband is used to, but when it comes to the larger breeds, things change. You definately need to give him more time to get used to everything. When it comes to parrots, it can takes days, weeks even months, depending on their personality and ability to trust. In your birds case, he's been shuffled a lot in just his first year, so his trust ability make take longer than if you were his first owner Time, patience and love will win your bird over. Please, don't give up on him  I know you won't.
It's a good start that he'll take treats from your hand in just the first week! Does he take them through the bars or do you put your hand in the cage? If he takes it through the bars, then your next step is through the door, hand in cage. Next step, place your thumb and index finger above his head and if you get lucky, he'll drop his head for a scratch  Take it slow, he'll learn to trust your hand. Who knows what he's been through with human contact.
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Monday September 19, 2005 4:36 pm |
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tiptop
Egg
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 15
Location: newcastle upon tyne, uk |
hi again thank you for all your help + advice i never even gave it a thought about the dangers we can pass to him so thank u will remember that 1 + your right who knows what he's been through i know the last owners who had him before us the womans dogs nearly got him thats why she had to sell him. my husband has kept all sorts from ring-necks - lovebirds but he has never had a parrot before so were all new to this i think this sight is great + so helpful my computer isn't telling me i'm getting messages so i was getting a bit down-hearted thinking nobody had replied so i thought i would check it out again + here they all were so thank you all once again...claire   |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 3:20 pm |
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