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Id like to gather some thoughts why folks think websites like these are going away, beyond the obvious. Facebook, twitter, Instagram, ect, ect... Lives too busy, maybe old tech, maybe instant gratification? What is it that makes you visit traditional forums less then say 10 years before. Be honest, no one will bash you, really interested beyond the obvious. Thanks, Kevin

Alfie isn't a big talker. He much prefers sounds and whistles to words. However, he does pick up the odd word/phrase and uses it with gusto for a while. He seems to prefer male voices over females voices (which sucks for me as he rarely learns anything I try and teach him!). A while back, my housemate taught him to say "you're a birb!" which sounds very cute when Alfie says it. He goes through phases of saying this and started again recently. However, he has now learned to say "you're a butt!" which is what my housemate and I say to each other when we're joking around. Unfortunately we've obviously said it often enough that Alfie has picked it up and now says it with gusto multiple times a day. It could be a lot worse, of course... and it's quite funny to hear him say it... but it goes to show that even with birds who aren't big talkers, you do have to watch what you say! 😂

I check here regularly also. And if there is anything I feel I can reply to -- I do. I started on Compuserve Forums -- loved their Birds Forum. But then they went the way of the web and sort of died out. Today there is just too much competition for your online time.

Wobble correction can help. Also, pushing into their beak -- they expect you to pull away. Pushing into the bite usually makes them let go and have a re-think since it's not pleasant nor fun for the parrot. Good luck, it's so hard to un-teach negative behaviours. :(

Timber doesn't seem to have a male/female voice preference. He has picked up phrases and words from both. Funny about Alfie's new "choices." It is always so exciting when they come out with something new.

I, too, visit daily. I hope that new content from new and seasoned members would infuse life back into this forum.

I wish it was possible to find out what goes on in their brains. I'm afraid I don't have any answers for you - but they are sensitive souls. It might be that his past experiences were enough to make him super wary of hands and it's going to take a LOT to get over that. He might never like hands. I'm not sure if there's anything you can do to change that... a parrot behaviourist might be able to help?

I try and check in regularly but don't see many new posts. If I think of something to post, I always do - but usually I'm in a rush or can't think of anything at the time.

Huey hates men but I've managed to call a truce with him over the last two years. As long as I play by the agreed upon script he won't lash out and rip me to pieces. But we both know me and I like to push my boundaries. Huey is the enforcer.

You know, maybe you are right. When he was stuck in his cage with 8 other greys with a death sentence in the middle east. People would float by and say pull that one out of the cage, and some underpaid Kuwaiti would put on heavy leather gloves and reach in there until he found the requested bird. In his case it was easy, he was so sick he would fall to the bottom of the cage so weak, that's why we rescued him. But what doesn't make sense to me now is why almost 7 years later, the behavior seems to manifest itself. He never was this way before. It just been in the last 6 months. You might be on to something, I thank you for your response.

I come here multiple times a day, I just hardly ever post anything anymore. There's usually nothing new so I move along to my next distraction....

For me...life has changed..so just lack of time on my end..