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ladyturk
Egg
Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 10
Location: toronto |
We have a meyers & a senegal, and we read not to put them on your shoulders too!
However, we allow ours up on our shoulders anddo our chores with them their, they love it. We have no behavioural problems with them.
We didn't let them up on our shoulders right away though. We waited till we had strong bonds with them (which was real quick).
We spend a lot of time interacting with our parrots, every single morning we play with them, and every single evening before bed. During the day, we always try and squeeze a few minutes here and there too! We talk to them while we are in different rooms in our home too.
So, they are really spoiled to say the least.
In my opinion, cause they have such bonds with us, they don't give us trouble.
Maybe it's cause we were lucky to have birds with great personalities. Don't know.
We also have a great dane, 2 kids, and a baby on the way within 2 months, but ALL of our kids get lots of attention. (yes, we are worn out!) |
Tuesday September 6, 2005 8:02 pm |
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I_drake
Just hatched
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 39
Location: Ontario, Canada |
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Hi everyone... I am a new member and not sure what I'm doing, so bear with me. In response to letting a bird up on your shoulder, I don't think there is a right or wrong. It's more a risk issue than anything. You may know your bird well enough, however what if something/one startles it. It will in most cases respond by biting you. Whether as a warning, anger or whatever... I think it is a personal choice. I have a B & G macaw who I am training not to do this. I have an eclectus, a senegal and an amazon that I do allow to do this. (my amazon will also be trained not to do this very soon) Anyway, I think it is up to each individual. I don't think of dominance in relation to my birds, but more of a mutual respect and understanding. Just my opinion though. |
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Wednesday September 7, 2005 5:55 pm |
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me2prissy
Egg
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 9
Location: USA; Columbia, SC |
I too, agree that you have to know and learn your bird before allowing it on your shoulder. I certainly would not allow a bird on my shoulder that I wasn't comfortable with. Knowing the bird is important. I allow my umbrella anywhere she wants because like someone else stated if trained well they know what too hard is. That's just my personal belief and experience with mine. I know when my too will playfully bite hard when she's excited and doing her loud talk. I try not to even hold her when she's excited and screeching because I know this is her thing she's got to do. If she starts while I am holding her, I will put her down on something chair, couch, cage or stand something so she can be herself. I know to do this because she has gotten me a time or 2. I can't break her of this and wouldn't want to even try because that is what these birds naturally. Like I said a lot of it depends on "knowing your bird". Again, this is just my opinion and my experience.[/b] |
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Thursday September 8, 2005 4:58 pm |
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justme1968
Just hatched
Joined: 09 Aug 2005
Posts: 41
Location: Kansas |
I have a conure (napolean) and as soon as I pick him up he runs right up to my shoulder. I dont really have problems with him up there, but he wants to come down when hes ready.... Thats the only thing that bothers me. Now, when I go out side and napolean sits on the tree branch (small tree) hes still above me, but he will let me take him down anytime I want. Not for sure why that is. I wish it was that easy getting him off my shoulder. Could being on my shoulder be a "comfort" thing? |
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Friday September 9, 2005 9:09 pm |
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birdielover
Bappie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 73
Location: Australia |
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I allow my birds to sit on my shoulder. I did stop it for a while because I read somewhere of a dominance issue, but to be perfectly honest in the "over 30 years" I have owned parrots (ranging in size from a budgie to sulfer crested 'toos) I have never been bitten above the shoulders. I actually found the smaller birds especially cockatiels to be more likely to bite when on my shoulder. But because they have tiny beaks they don't do as much damage as say a sulfer crested too or a galah - or my eclectus (if they were to bite me). I do watch carefully and do not allow them on my shoulder if they are not in a good mood. If they start to get moody while on my shoulder they are taken off and put somewhere else. When on my shoulder (unless alerted to something she is not familiar with) she sits on my shoulder, preening herself, talking to me or climbing down to see the computer, or whatever it is I am doing. When I am out and about she is in her harness and only allowed on my arm - especially if we are in a market and there are lots of people. I do this for my safety, because people always want to stop and look at her and quite often will not even ask if they can pat her (although a lot are wary of her big black beak. LOL). She loves to be out and about but is very wary of people she does not recognise and for this reason she is not allowed on my shoulder when out where a lot of people are. But otherwise I have no problem with any of my birds (only one at the moment, but thinking of getting another) sitting on my shoulder as long as they are behaving themselves. You must know your bird and watch it's body language. |
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Sunday September 11, 2005 12:32 am |
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birdielover
Bappie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 73
Location: Australia |
quote:
Originally posted by justme1968
Could being on my shoulder be a "comfort" thing?
I would say your little birdie loves to be with you. Loves your company. When any of my birds in the past and Skye now do not want to come off my shoulder, I just get someone else to take them off. But if I am home alone, then I pull my shirt or dress or jumper (whatever I am wearing) over to the front a bit and just grab her feet and push her tail and sternly ask her to step up. It usually works especially with the push on her tail area to my arm or hand. It is a bit difficult but it does work. Mostly though if she does not want to come off I get a nice food treat for her and put it in her cage or tstand - she loves her food. LOL I have nick named her "miss piggy". |
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Sunday September 11, 2005 12:38 am |
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