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I wasn't sure what the 'power pause technique' was so I looked it up. There's a youtube from birdtricks demonstrating the technique. It's just clicker training really from what I can tell. The first trainee, the cockatiel, is not what I would do. Never point at their face like that, it's always seen as threatening. I have a very tame grey and she does not tolerate pointing directly at her face - sometimes (sometimes she knows I'm playing with her and tolerates it). I do like the second girl who is training the macaw. I have always used a down turned hand with my wrist as the only exposed skin. This allows you to get the skin really tight and they can't grab and pinch/tear. I actually ball my hand into a fist to stretch the skin even tighter. It's still non-threatening and since you have confidence they can't hurt you, it will help lessen your fear and allow you to not over-react to a strike. Calm smooth movements go a long way with a scaredy-cat Grey. I'm no bird trainer but the technique, what I watched of it, looks ok. It's just conditioning them to your presence and touch.

Yes, you do, and a lot of love as well.

Thank you all its, peaceful at home, I have Maggie Joe and Salsa, and all of you.....

Hello 👋 guys i have a question, do you guys recommend power pause technique? And can you say why ? Does this method bother grey parrots? And if you have used this technique could you plz tell me that it worked or not , and if it did can you explain how exactly you used this technique ? Btw i found out that my parrot really loves sun flower seeds and loves to play with unshelled almond but they aren’t healthy so i actually don’t refill his feeder with this almond and sunflower seeds and i give him fruits, but all the time im stressed that maybe He doesn’t like them and die due to starvation so i try to give him 5-8 sunflower seeds 4 or 5 times a day as a treat is it good? But also he still hates me😂😂 He is a conservative bird :)))

I bought a grey parrot 3 week ago and for this week i think my parrot is more comfortable than previous 2 weeks ,now he whistles in morning and wakes me up always about 8 A.M :)) , now when I approach him he growls less than previous weeks , but the sad thing about him is that my parrot doesn’t have a good past and my vet told me that you can’t tame him easily considering what he went through and just Give your parrot away and buy a tamed one , i disagreed and i told him i don’t care and i want to rescue him because I don’t want to send him back to pet-stores with bad condition and ... i think my parrot found out what I said to the vet and now he is more comfortable with me . 😂 this is my weekly update about BoBo ( his name ) :))))

Do you have access to parrot pellet type food? You are right about sunflower seed not being the best choice for the majority of his diet. As for fruit, greys aren't supposed to have a high sugar content so fruit should be limited too. I'm thinking a small piece a couple of times a week is what is recommended. Your go-to for diet should be vegetables. There are recipes on the forum for "mash" that you might look at. This thread on the forum talks about vegetables: The entire thread on feeding your bird has a lot of good information. Be sure to check out the lists of things your bird CANNOT have. I had no idea when I got Timber that there were foods that would literally kill him, but there are.

I'm glad you are willing to take the time an effort to keep Bobo out of a bad situation. It is terrible when they are shuffled back and forth between owners and pet stores. What a miserable life that would be, especially for a bird who was yanked out of his natural environment. It sounds like you are making progress and that's great! Do you whistle back? One of Timber's favorite things is to whistle back and forth with me. That is a natural form of communication for them. Sometimes he will mimic what I whistle, other times he does his own thing. You've probably noticed that your grey whistles a certain pattern in the mornings? If I understand correctly, that is their natural flock "call." He's letting you know his location and leading you too him. One thing I wanted to mention, though you may already know. A parrot is never "tame." Bobo will never be domesticated like a cat or dog. He will become attached to you with time, and you will be able to teach him things like stepping up etc., but he'll never be tame. Even parrots who are bred and born in captivity aren't considered to be domesticated. Remember when you get to the point of handling Bobo (it may be a long way down the road) that parrots are prey animals in the wild. Trust is hard to build, and they often react out of fear.

Hey Jayd be strong. I will be thinking of you and wish you the best. As a person who has had an artificial aortic valve for 41 years, I pray for you, my friend.

Hi all...(Maggie typing for Jay)...I am stable...I had to do a post I miss you all and thank you for your prayers. Love, Jay

Thanks A Lot guys, now i gotta go shopping

Didn't mean to step on your turf Tracy but I saw the need and filled it but you are the best....... {Love-000200BF}