dustyb

I've had my bird a little over a year now, and he's of course my bird and just tolerates my wife. he's been talkin, learning the dogs names, and even calls them into the house when i let them inside. my problem is my bird absolutely hates his cage. He's out during the morning with my wife at least 6 hours a day, put in his cage for 3 hours, then i let him back out for another 8-10 hours. constantly talking to him and playing with him. but he just hates being put in his cage, he hates being in his cage. matter of fact, i just put him to bed because i'm about to go pick up my wife from work, and he's trying to find a way out of his cage at this very moment. as soon as he gets out, he's happy as can be. Talking, whistling, chirping, playing around. i've tried to give him a treat every time i put him in his cage to calm him down, but nothing works. is this normal? what do i do here? i'm kind of lost. I had an old Double Yellow-Headed amazon parrot and never had this trouble with him, could anybody guide me in the right direction? Thanks.

well i think its sickness now because it has been a few weeks. and last night i put on his favorite song that he talks with, and he'd start doing this clicking that i taught him, but he'd only do it a few times, then start shaking his head. so....

A couple of weeks ago we had a really bad ice storm. it knocked out power to my house for two days. freezing weather and i didn't have any way of keeping my bird warm/alive besides transporting it to my mom's house. so for two days it ran back and forth between my mom's house and my wife's friends house to keep warm, etc. but during the time i think i stressed him out, plus let him in the cold for about 1-2 minutes at a time. he was exposed to temps around 10 degree's farenheight. on top of that, he traveled from my house, to mom's house, to my wife's friends house, back to my mom's house, then to my house. all of this in two days. i know its stressed him out, but i was wondering if it might make him sick. before all this bad weather came he was really starting to talk to us, whistle and mimic my dogs, my wife and I. now he doesn't really talk all that much. he doesn't explore as much as he used to, unless he's trying to find me. is there a big chance that he's sick and i need to take him to the vet to get him checked out? i miss my little buddy being able to talk like he was. he used to sing to the music that i had playing, now he just kind of sits there and chirps once and awhile, but not as much as he used to. thanks for the advice.

I bought myself a congo grey a few months ago and was just wanting a few tips. I have my bird with me everywhere in the house. he's on my little perch i made him when i eat, on my leg when i'm watching TV or on my shoulder when i'm on the computer. but when i put him on his cage when i want to leave, he goes nuts and starts to look for me. if he finds me, he'll try flying to me (his wings are clipped, so he glides to the carpet). now has he been properly weaned, or is he still looking for his "parental figure"? i've taught him the up and down command, but i'm still trying to get him to stay on my hand instead of climb to my shoulder unless i put him there. i've tried a few ways, but its not working very well. usually what i'll do is if he starts to climb up my arm i'll make a really steep angle, and if he keeps on trying to climb his way up i get him off balance a little. it works for a minute, then he keeps on climbing up. those are my two main questions right now. thanks in advance for the help ----------------------- edit, its not my first bird. i had a double-yellow headed amazon parrot since i was born up until i was 18 when my grandparents had to get rid of it.<br><br>Post edited by: dustyb, at: 2007/02/12 22:33