Talon

I have had to towel Rikki or Nilah o occasion to get them to their vet appts. I NEVER let them win that battle. Once they are, they are fine s long as I stay calm and reassure them the whole way it is fun! I have never had any luck making getting them used to their carriers. Talon loves hers, but the others want nothing to do with them, even tho I have left them out in full view to climb on and play with for week at a time.

Well it is definitely hormonal time in my house, especially with Rikki. I have a wooden box that sits above my kitchen cabinet that belongs to Talon and has for the last 3 years. Rikki is looking for any space that she can make her own nest. I have other wooden boxes above other kitchen cabinets, but at this tie, she wants this one. Today, Rikki was in it, and Talon said enough! They got into fight in it and Nilah decided to join in...the 3 of them were fighting, I yelled at them as I jumped up and flew over there with a water squirt bottle to spray and stop it. It wasn't working, so I jumped up on the counter and climbed up there, Poor Talon was on her back with her feet up screaming...Rikki was upright and not moving...I pulled the box up over them and out and they all flew off around the house in circles1 Well when the dust settled, I checked Talon out who was extremely upset, and she looked fine, Rikki was fine of course, and Nilah hadn't gotten anything in, she just didn't want to feel left out. I kept Talon on my shoulder while I got ready for work and she seemed happy about that. SO, now they are all in their cages and I am at work. I am taking all the boxes down until this season is over. It was a very scary incident...

Dave, I think what he means is when you are eating, they like to flick their beak on your plate just to hear the sound. Talon will flick her beak on many things just to hear the 'cling' sound. When I offer her a drink out of a small glass cup I am holding, she takes a small sip, then goes cling, then another sip, then cling, so on and so forth until she pushes it away to signal she's done drinking.

I never worry BOUT DOING any prep work before a vet visit. I feel that, in itself will get them wondering what's up, or stress them. I Just put them in their travel cages, talk to them the whole way, and make it sound fun. They do fine, and are a bit tired when they get home, but happy.

Talon LOVES doing that! She seems to like the sound she makes.

Oh she knows, she was fine for her first 4 1/2 years...then she decided she was too good for her cage ! It was heartbreaking to see her in her cage in the mornings..all alone... She has become a sweetheart once again, I think she just got too big for her britches! AND I am SO GLAD I didn't take anyone's advice and clip her. Knowing her personality and how sensitive she is, it would have destroyed her spirit.

Talking shouldn't be a concern. As Dave says, it should never be the reason you adopt a grey or any bird for that reason. It's nice if the do, but if they don't, it can be normal as well.

I agree with the others, its worth a check up to know for sure. You don't want their to be a problem, infection or something that causes him to go blind in that eye. That happened to a cat I rescued. As for it being too dry, my house is around 20% humidity, it is an open floor plan & I cant seem to get it higher, never been a problem. Sometimes they hurt themselves and you never know why or when, it happens sometimes when they are playing in their cages, etc.

Thank you Dave, I never worried about them but always felt the guilt others tell me about them being too fattening.

Well we are at the end of week 2!!!! I dont want to jinx it.....but we have a fantastic week of coming out in the morning and being a good girl going back in when I had to go to work! 6days in a row! Woo hoo!!

Aww. Bless your kind heart. I think you mads a good decision. I have a Bali d cat and my birds will get right up in his face...but the cat just shakes his head, he doesn't know who or what they are. You may find that this precious dog will be so grateful for a loving warm safe home, that he will be the sweetest dog you've ever had. Time will tell.

Well kudos to you for being and staying on top of things. I'm proud of you for not using the wait and see approach My guess would also be the humidifier, I keep mine on low for those very reasons, but also had 3-4 drops of grapefruit seed extract to the water every time I fill it. I also clean it regularly. I feel it's better to have dry air than the risk of fungus, mold, etc. IMO

Yes, as Ray said, they touch your heart, remain with you every minute of their lives and never let go, even when you are not together. I have had so many pets over my life, I always had a special place for cats, and seem to have a silent understanding with any cat I meet, I can win over any cat, wild or tame. But nothing has ever given me the love and attachment that my Nilah does. We adore each other, even when she is being an amazon and it tries my patience...

That was so cute! My cag doesn't like cold and shakes her head just like that. MY tag loves cold things!

I would never take him out. I bring in a big dish of snow for my birds to play in or eat. OUT of my 3, only one LOVES it!

He's beautiful! Happy 2nd homecoming!

Ray, I completely agree. There is nothing like having an amazon in your life. It can't be explained, or compared to anything else, or any other kind of parrot or pet. It is a deep down feeling that there are no words for, only something another amazon parront can understand.

Found this an interesting story. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/director-general-chester-zoo-mark-6488950

Yup, leave it to Judy to spill it out so eloquently.....lol .

Janet, I don't have behaviour as far as being honey or mean with Nilah.....it is more she has decided she needs to "satisfy" her need on me almost every night during mating season......okay....here goes......she does a mating behaviour that escalates ....into an orgasmic release.....then she happily goes on her merry way......

Well, Niliah is starting her time......and Jeff, yes, amazons are quite different than greys. I may have to pm you if you want more details, it's kind of embarrassing to write...but my greys don't seem to really show much of their needs other than wanting to make nests in boxes. Wonder if Cricket is like Nilah...perhaps I will have to pm Ray....unless you guys really want me to be more specific..

Judyis spot on! They do want to be in the same room together, but by know means do they want to act like they like each other, they just co-exist.

Luvparrots said it best. I have 3 parrots, a cockatiel and parakeets. They all co exist, but none are so called friends. My amazon and timneh occasionally like to play tag throughout the house, they really do enjoy it, but other than that, they tolerate each other and that's it.

So, you guys think I can leave my heater on? I have the same type.

Well here we are with the latest update. Nilah has not been allowed out of her cage in the mornings (m-f) before I go to work. Rikki and Talon are out and we eat breakfast together as always, I give Nilah her breakfast in her cage, talk to her a lot while I'm in the kitchen, she can't see me, but she talks back. This has been the routine since Sept. 23.......it hasn't gotten any easier for me, I Feel terrible not lettin her out while the others are stepping up to my hand and going with me to the kitchen. It breaks my heart and not a day goes by when I don't feel sad for her. She seems to be ok, but I'm not. Her personality DEFINATELY changed. She became quieter, more well behaved, but very clingy, she never leaves my side, always on my hand or shoulder. This was hard for me... So starting this past week on Monday , I let her out in the morning with the others much to her surprise, she had breakfast with us, helped me get ready for work, and was again part of our family flock. When it was time for me to leave for work after about a hour or so, while she was on my shoulder, I walked over to her cage and leaned in, it's big enough I can get Inside and she willingly stepped onto her perch. I made a huge big deal bout what a good girl she was and applauded, she loves applause! We had successful 5 days of this! I m so happy! I hope writing this doesn't jinx it. The one thing that has changed in my house over the last 2 months, was my daughter broke up with her boyfriend, the boyfriend which Nilah was obsessed over and she became mean to us when he was around. I think him being gone has calmed her back down again. I hope and pray she continues to go back in her cage in the mornings. It has been more difficult for me than her I spent my days at work feeling so bad for her.