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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
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Ok, this time it is serious. Dawn our Too. Who has had a devesting history. All manor of things that little lady has been through. She has a real tight bond with me. She will never in a millon years hurt me at all. (
http://www.fluffies.org/en/flu.....d=182#DAWN
In addition to all the problems that are obvious. She had her wing broke 3 years ago(?? unsure exactly) and the breeder never had it set. I think that there is some brain damage as well. We have had her for a year now and I have never been able to get her to step up on command. I physcial have to pry her toes off the bars to move her. Now remember she is bond with me. I can do what ever I want to her and she always loves me.
OK enough history. there is more but I hope you have enough of a picture to understand the problem. Dawn is Bird aggerisve. She has bitten off two toes off our tiel Spike. Bitten the feet off Charlie our YNA. (he won't go near her anymore.) Attacks Sararh our BFA. Then just yesterday she bite Misty foot our CAG. I believe I understand why she is this way. Correct me if I am worng. In the wild when one bird has as many problems as Dawn. The other flock members will kill her. I believe that is what Dawn has been through where at the Breeder the other birds in the Avairy attacked her. It was 6 months before she stop shacking after we brought her home.
The only thing I can think off doing at this point in time is to move her Cage into another room without other birds. I can not let her out of her Cage where she is, because when she is out she trys her best to kill Sararh. I mean that with all my heart, she is after blood.
Any suggestions would help. She dose not respond to postive trainning, and I will not us negitive trainning.
Help... I do not want to put her in a room to herself for very long, but I can not endanger the other birds. I am moving her into our TV room so it is not like a closet. But we do spend most of our free time in the bird room. I can take her in there with me. But then the other bird can not come to me...
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Friday July 28, 2006 2:25 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Oh my, that's a serious problem..  You know, I would mostly recommend using a playgym OUTSIDE or a table OUTSIDE to get the birds used to each other. This is a neutral environment full of other stimuli by which they're distracted.
For example: My lovebird Flit could interact with Zazu the cockatoo outside, but inside I'd not let them play together.
But with Dawn? I don't dare to advise this.. |
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Friday July 28, 2006 11:01 am |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
I can take them outside, I have a screened in sunroom off the patio.
I will be going camping this weekend but I will give it a try when I get back with the gang.
She is in such a bad way medically that I think that rehomeing is out of the question. (Plus I would miss her alot).
I have even thought of moving all of my special needs birds into one room and then she would not be as much of a problem and she would have company. |
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Friday July 28, 2006 11:31 am |
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birdgirl
Flutterer
Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 106
Location: ohio |
I think it would be best to put her in another room. It isn't fair for the other birds to have her around attacking them and they should be able to be safe. I don't think I would trust her to ever be around another bird.....trying to bully is one thing but biting body parts off is serious. 
You will have to get her out seperate and not let her be around the others. She will be ok as long as she gets enough attention. I don't think this is something that can be trained out of her. If your other birds have their own room could you put her in the dining room or living room? That way she would be able to be around where the action is without being able to hurt others.... unless the other birds go into that part of the house alot too. |
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Saturday July 29, 2006 9:32 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Jrmno, I don't have any advise to offer, but just wanted to say I'm sorry about the situation  Poor Dawn, it sounds as if she really had a poor life prior to you & I truly hope something can be worked out, other than having to re-home her. |
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Saturday July 29, 2006 11:04 am |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
Well I would certainly try moving her and see how that all works. Perhaps you'll find she feels less threatened away from the other birds and be happier. Maybe she needs a quieter, calmer environment. You'll just have to be sure you still give her the attention she needs. And as was said before, it certainly isn't fair to risk her maiming anymore of the other birds. I'd try moving her to another room and see how it goes.
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Saturday July 29, 2006 3:20 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Thanks for all the help. I will have to move her into another room, as bad as I hate to. But I will not give up on making her part of a flock. That is nature for a bird. However I will only allow them to be together supervised and in natural and give Dawn lots of space.. Again thank you. |
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Sunday July 30, 2006 4:41 pm |
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