Dave007

I think that somewhere else you possted about your bird aggresively playing with his toys and falling down so just be careful of that curtain rod. There's items that are sold that suction on to a bathroom/shower wall which are not only safe but they can also be put on any height on the wall. Lots of people have them and it allows people to shower more comfortably. The people can easily shower in order to get all the grime and dust and dirt and smell and hay residue from their farmlands where the cows and hogs slop it up.

He's kinda young to replace or lessen formula unless the bird tells you so. That may last quite a while but it's where it gets it's nutrition from. That's called abundance feeding. He'll eat his veggies when he's ready to. You'll also have to try many types of different veggies and you shouldn't expect him to like all of them. That also applies to parrot mix and various brands of pellets. Veggies are slightly chopped up so that the bird can hold them when eating such as carrots. Other types are chopped up smaller so that he'll eat straight from the bowl such as leafy veggies At 12 wks, you're expecting your bird to accomplish a lot of different types of food intake and it doesn't work that way.

"""""For what it's worth, I use non-stick cookware and silicone products in my household. Further, I keep the birds in an adjacent space (no walls). However, I do always run exhaust fans while cooking. Beaker likes to smell dinner coming"""""" I do the same thing as but I have a door blocking the kitchen. I never personally installed the door . It came with the house. I also have an exhaust fan over the stove. The birds can only come in when I allow it which is rare. I don't allow them in the kitchen when we're eating or cooking. To us that's a bad habit and also a messy one and unsanitary when birds eat food off of a person's plate. We also keep the dog out of the kitchen until we're finished because he's always looking for something that may be on the floor. We have loads stainless steel pots and pans which are extremely old but that's only because lots of foods taste better when cooked in stainless steel. That's a habit that I picked up from my grandmother many many years ago. Sometimes, this whole teflon thing gets a little blown out of proportion. True, better safe than sorry but the subject of disgarding whole sets of teflon can go a little over board.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/09 19:47

"""""alot of Hair care and Lotions (feet, body, hands etc) have been adding Avocado oil, now I dont know the % but to me if there is any whatsoever it doesnt enter my house.""""" Now, you're getting a little paranoid. Avacado vegetables are no good for birds. That's it.

Apple seeds are fine. They're similar to pomergranites as far as hardness goes One other important item that hasn't been mentioned---Cherries. The pits must be removed.

Well, she gets a morning and evening meal. Does she have food in her bowl all day long or just the meals you feed? If so, understand that birds don't eat like humans. They eat all the time with no schedule. They need food available 24/7 especially now because of it's very young age. Parrots are classified as wild scavengers and will grab what they can in the wild in order to sufficiently fill themselves. If you haven't, your bird needs hard types of food constantly available that won't go bad like veggies and fruits do.

I did the same thing. I went over to Walmart to the arts and crafts section and bought about 12 stick on removable decals about 4 inches in diameter and put them on the big window where my birds are located but I didn't do it for them. There's loads of small wild birds flying around my backyard by the trees and many use to fly into that window and they hit the window and either because unconsious or if they hit hard enough they would die. They were able to spot the stick ons and didn't hit the window anymore.

If my birds even slightly hear me shuffling a bag around that may have treats in it or just moving things around any area that has treats near that area or me being in the kitchen chopping up some food they like, they're all flying over to me or the counter top trying to get to all those things first. Each wants his own piece and won't leave until they get it. That also applies to my wife because they do it to her too. Even my quakers do that at the same time. For me, it wouldn't be possible for me to clicker train them to NOT come over. I would have to lock them up in their cages so they wouldn't be such pains in the ass.

I don't think a bird has to be trained to take a treat, at least that applies to birds I've dealt with. I've never had to do anything to give a bird a treat. But if you wanna use it then do it.

Clicker training is only used with birds that are easily handled, immensely enjoy being handled outside of the cage and like to come out often and enjoy being with people all the time. It's used for training a bird to go from one place to another.Using a clicker to coax a bird out of a cage isn't gonna work and many times, an extra object such as a clicker will actually hamper the bird from coming out of the cage because of fear nor is it written anywhere that a clicker should be used to coax a bird out of the cage wghen it doesn't want to.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/07 19:45

There's no harm to a bird. Electric stoves don't emit gasses BUT if you wanna cook your bird for sunday dinner, an electric stove will work very well just as other stoves will. Don't wanna cook your bird? Keep him away from the kitchen.

<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/13 18:20

You should get a grill for your cage or if it came with one, use it. A bird who's walking arond the bottom of a cage can step in droppings and then pick at it with their beak in order to get it off. Parrots don't eat newspaper. They shred the paper in small, tiny pieces and sometimes mouthe them and spit it out. Newspaper ink was detoxified about 25 yrs ago and when that happened, it had nothing to do with birds. The huge majority of people use newspaper because it's safe.

<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/13 18:19

You can always try. There are exceptions to all the rules concerning birds.

More than likely, he won't talk and probably hasn't talked in years if not ever. Many greys don't talk, even when they're young. They master the art of different sounds but talking isn't appealing. Talking really isn't important if you understand that your bird is talking all day long in his own language and a fun thing to do is to learn that language. A bird who's doing that is communicating to a person although the person has to figure out what's being said which can take quite a while but it's a learning experience. Loads and loads of people here have birds that are young all the way up to mature adults who've never talked. Human talking is simply mimicing.

You asked about a harness---you should have no trouble with it. Your bird is extremely young and will easily accept it. The ideal time to start using a harness or getting a biord used to a harness is when he/she is very young. All you need to do is follow the directions and make sure it fits right--You'll get a medium sized one that's made for greys, amazons and small cockatoos. Get the right one. We recommend that you get the FLIGHT AVIATOR. Any other type is similar to a dog style harness. Usually, a person either uses it to keep a bird on their shoulder or to just walk the bird on the sidewalk. It's only 5 to 7 ft long and heavy and has metal clasps all over it. The flight aviator doesn't and has an option to add more length to it as time goes on. There are no clasps to it. It's very light weight. The price is between $34 to $39 although they can be gotten a bit cheaper if you find one on sale.

That depends on what she was wearing and who she was trying to impress. It doesn't take long for a female to find what she's looking for on the other side of the road. Anything will do. If the amazon was a male, then he was tired of that drab female amazon floozy who was crossing the road so he probably went to another side of the road to look for that alluring exciting person named Penny who had the reputation of dealing with amazons the right way. This woman Penny also dressed with class. She was color coordinated. He also knew she wasn't predjudiced. So for him, satisfaction was guaranteed on Penny's side of the road. For him, the trip was worth it. He knew that Dan and Penny would be there to welcome him with open arms no matter if it was day or night. He knew that Dan was a hugger. Also remember that there's always two sides to the road. SO, that's the reason why the Amazon walked on the other side of the road.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/05 21:08

Nothing to be sorry about. It's asked a lot and there's great responses. Probably more than you can imagine. """I am the king of this domain"""" He's simply a bird who's been given some body parts in order to go from one place to another. """""I have read that I should discourage floor walking and clip my Grey's wings once he learns how to fly."""" Well, if he's clipped, floor walking is what's left. Flying is more appealing and a floor becomes less attractive. Al the baby birds bang into things when they start to fly. It normally hurts the owner more than it does the bird. Birds were born to fly. When a child learns how to walk, he's gonna fall, right? When he learns how to ride a bike, he's gonna fall and scrape those knees, right? I know that when I was a kid I went through all of those things and I turned out alright, at least physically. Mentally, well that's another story and it didn't have anything to do with wings, walking or riding a bike.

In upper right hand corner where moving cube is, type in Wing Clipping in SEARCH FORUM. Get a beer, pull up a chair and get ready.

Answer to my question?? Well, that only shows Jayd's ignorance. Basically, he's a simpleton!!! He's the moderator? Oh man, what's this world coming to?? So, so, so sad. Yellow and Blue pigments. LET"S GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!

Probably Amazons are the most insecure birds in the parrot kingdom because they can't make up their minds about how to dress. Their color coordination is terrible. Who ever heard of a person wearing a yellow hat over a green dress with red makeup on their noses?? Only a transvestite goes that route!!! More than likely, people who own amazons are very boring and Sunday dinner is usually a terrible experience. Those people probably get more divorces because their other half is even more boring. The children that live with these boring people usually develop strong desires to move out of their houses by the age of 7 yrs. People who own amazons are usually in denial!! OKAY!!!!!! LET"S GET IT ON!!!!!!!

OKAY!!!!!!! Did you know that Amazons really have no green feathers because they have no green pigment???????? The color of their green feathers comes from 2 other pigments which they have. OKAY PEOPLE-------LET'S GET IT ON YAHOOOOO!!!!!!! :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :laugh: :laugh: :whistle: :whistle: :cheer: :cheer: :woohoo: :woohoo:<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/04 23:36

Well, if you've never had a grey before you need to understand that there's many more unknowns when getting a congo as opposed to a timneh. That has to do with personality, attention, bonding, nervousness, being leery of many things and the requirements of having one. A TAG is more likely to take to more than one person in a family. Congos do the same thing but more work has to go into that with a congo. Both can be very loving and both can be stubborn. A TAG takes to new things faster than a CAG. A TAG is more outgoing than a CAG but both can be outgoing but like I just said, it takes a longer time with a CAG. In general, TAGs are calmer than CAGs. Even though there's loads of other things that can be said here, I'll give you my opinion which I find is most important-- You have a new baby in the house which needs a lot of attention. You would be happier with a bird that will take to your wife much better since she's not there alot. Both types of greys aren't fond of children but a TAG puts up with a lot more. So, in your situation I would say Timneh. Talking isn't important. Color isn't important. Many people who have TAGs will tell you that a TAG is a very beautifully colored bird. I totally agree. Others will say that a CAG is a very beautifully colored bird.. I totally agree. Each has their own unique beauty and individuality. Beautiful color is in the eyes of the beholder. Size is minor. Most important--they can both love their owners. Yes, I own both and have for years.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/05 00:50

Well, ecodweeb's bird is doing exactly what at least 95% of greys will do. They're only adding and imitating those phrases into all the sounds they're making. All of the whistling and other noises they make are their natural sounds. It's called parrotese language. Talking when you're not there or talking when you are there has nothing to do with confidence. Talking in front of you only develops with time. Imitating human language shouldn't be looked at as very important because they're just rpeating what they've gotten used to. PS--there's absolutely no guaranteed way to make a bird talk in front of a person. Thety feel most comfortable when they're alone.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/02/04 18:29