Talon

You can’t potty train a parrot with any success. I do have one of my parrots that won’t go potty in her sleep cage, I take her out and she will go in her potty basket we call it, but that’s it, after that it’s a free for all! Trying to potty train a parrot with wild instincts will be successful at stressing them out and you may end up with a frustrated plucker. Having a parrot means cleaning up their potty everywhere. It comes with the territory. I have 3 and they get to spend all day out when I’m not at work. Before I go to bed at night, my nighttime chore is to go to all the favorite places and clean it up. They are like a dog, they will go where they want. You will get so you know when they are going to do it, but as far as training, that’s not feasible , in my opinion, or good for them.

That is such a cool idea! Thanks for sharing! I gotta do something like that

I have 3 parrots all came to me at different times. You are on the right track so far. I would move the cages into the same room but not too close. Allow then to get used to each other by sight for a short while. Maybe taking them out one at a time so they have time to spend with you. If you plan to breed, I don’t believe bonded parrots to a human do very well at breeding. There are no guarantees they will even bond to each other to want to breed. Please do tons and tons of research before you attempt to breed them, the success rate is not very high. Or trying to discourage you, but you have to be very knowledgeable to be successful at this. Look for posts from Dave007 here, he was a very good breeder and knew everything there is to know the good and the bad. He has excellent advise. Sadly he has passed away, but his love and knowledge is still here for all to learn from. Best of luck and keep us posted.

Love it! Merry Christmas to all our family here and our entire family of greys and other winged creatures as well as all our beloved family member and pets! Christmas is special at my house, my birds get the entire day out instead of waiting until I get home from work..which on work days saddens me..🥰

Happy a hatch day!

Awww…that’s so sweet!

Oh that is so cute! I can’t believe your door look so good! One are all chewed on the tops. My greys manage to hold on me chew them

I would leave it until,she loses interest. If you keep taking it away, she will most likely lay another one..I don’t have experience with this, but I have read this on many posts here. You could also try replacing it eventually with a fake egg that looks the same. Just some suggestions, hopefully others that have had this happen will chime in. Your doing right by increasing her calcium. Keep us posted, and welcome btw.

Wow, we have humingbirds here, they love my hanging flowers on my porch. They're fun to watch..amazing creatures!

I had the leg bands removed from my 3, no micro chips

Welcome back! So happy to hear from you . I look forward to catching up more!

IAs the others said, I would NEVER give supplements to my parrots without a vet recommending it because they need it. Just give him a variety of fruits, veggies & pellets.

My 3 have rope perches, all kinds of wood perches . I try & give them a variety.

There are plenty of places online. Where are you located, that would help narrow it down.

He may be bored. Do you keep the tv 9n for him, my birds watch a parrot dvd all day while I’m working. They also have toy buckets with toy pieces, wood, balls etc wrapped individually in paper with the ends twisted for them to forage with, sometime I wrap treats in there also. Lots and lots of toys for him to tear apart and wood to chew up. It is hard once they start plucking it can become a habit. I have one that started plucking last ear and it’s because she is the lowest on the totem pole and doesn’t get enough attention..my other two sometimes bully her away from the table when we’re eating......it’s sad, but I do the best I can in giving her special alone time...😞

Yes she is young, but my Amazon was the same age when she started as well. They seem to know when spring is regardless of where you live. Sounds like she’s excited by you. It’s ok if that’s the case..it’s just life with parrots!

When she is with you does she do this all the time or just some times? If it is hormonal, she probably won’t do it in the winter, it is spring when their hormones kick in to gear.

Welcome! Oohh..she has some red factor in her! That's pretty special. She may or may not keep that. Sometimes when they molt the grey will come in, some birds keep it, others lose it.

It is hard to see on the video, but to me it sounds like she's excited by you..it's hormonal most likely since there are no other issues with her.

Such a good reminder we need to hear . We get so busy in life, we forget the important things. never knowing if this is our last day

I give my parrots straw toys and lots of toys with soft plastic, they love tearing them apart. I have never seen my parrots eat anything other than paper. I personally don't worry about it as they seem to leave everything in sheds on the floor. They have zero interest in flannel or cloth.. I have toy buckets I fill in their cages once a week. I fill them with (safe) broken toy pieces, wood, jingle balls etc. I take paper and wrap them individually and twist the ends. Fill their buckets with these things & they have fun chewing the paper off and destroying what they can. SOmetimes I put in cheap toothbrushes or clean popsicle sticks also

Testing my pic size from here at work..:)

Understood & agreed 100% !

WOw that posted huge....WIll have to figure out how to downsize my pics & videos.

My trash bird...:) 20210204_181251.mp4