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I would never buy this, Nilah would perch on it all the time. I have celling fans and have never once had my birds fly into them, they are too high to the ceiling. Nilah will fly to them sometimes when they are off, and when I turn it on low, ride it like a merry go round. When I want her off, I spins it fast with my hand and off she flies.

Ray, I thought is was just Nilah and her weird ways...but she LOVES to have only her left foot massaged. We have been doing it for a couple of years now. She holds it up and wants you to rub it for about a half hour. It is the foot she uses to hold things, and it is very soft as well. She just kind of relaxes and stands very still while we rub and massage it....occasionally she will want the right one done after her left, but only from my daughter who does Reike on our animals.

Nilah LOVES to eat. she takes great care in not dropping a crumb, and is very slow with her eating. She will try anything & everything. She is the neatest of all my flock, doesn't ever fling her food, she doesn't want to waste any..... Rikki LOVES to throw food on the floor, especially when it includes the plates & bowls!

Wingy, you stated it perfectly. They do tell all with those beautiful changing eyes of theirs.

Very good post Ray. I have to say that having 2 greys and 1 amazon, it is Nilah my amazon that has also taught me to respond to her needs and wants more than the others? I believe that amazons have that ability. They let you know in no uncertain terms, how to connect with them. I think having an amazon is so very different than having a grey. I have learned so much from Nilah, that I know has been very helpful in my interactions with my greys. Nilah has a way of making you think, feel and respond in ways other than human ones, when interacting with my flock, if that makes any sense....

Good grief

Wingy, see what a difference an outing can be? You really should make it a daily routine, a car ride, a walk. I bet you will see a difference, as he will have something positive to look forward to.

Thanks for answering my inquisite questions. Sometimes a bird feels stress from being asked to do tricks or things, so I was wondering if that was a build up of stress from trying to practice things.

I have to say, as much as I am against wing clipping, sometimes it is called for as in your case. I believe they can become overstimulated in their new found freedom, and can't handle it and become out of control. Wingy, I am curious, do you work on training Jake to do things? certain tricks, or behaviors? DO you cover Jake at night and allow him 12 hours sleep time?

Luvparrots, that is great advice as that is exactly how I handle Nilah. I think that is the only way to handle an amazon, my greys don't always seem to abide like my amazon, they always seem to want the last word...

Oh Echo is an adorable amazon! I can't wait to follow his story as he grows.

Okay, here is my advice......my vet & I have seen this work on many occasions.....Take Jake out for a daily car ride. It has curbed lots of behavior problems in a few greys like magic. I am not saying this will work for sure, but its definitely worth a try.

Yes, I agree with the others, this is more than a molt. A check up to rule illness out, then go from there...I would immediately mist her with aloe vera & water tho.

I once read somewhere that when a parrot is doing behaviour such as this, he could get overstimulated by his new found freedom, and lashout with emotion in figuring out this new ability to control his environment in his being able to fly. The advice I read was that is is important for YOU to be in control, and that meant when he is on you and being good, that you make the first move and have him step up and put him elsewhere, perhaps on a tree stand or perch even if hes only been with you a couple of minutes or so, then praise him for how good he was. Don't allow him to stay long enough to do damage to you. Leave him wanting more. I'm not sure if I understand correctly, but are all your play stands and perches eye level? Most birds prefer to be up high so I wouldbe sure to place them up as high as possible, it gives them a secure feeling.

I just saw this for the first time and am quite interested, as I am havi g a problem with Nilah and my daughter as well. How old is Jake, and how long has he gone from not being able to fly to free flight?

Guess I never have them long enough to use to theoints of breaking down. Their so cheap, I tend to throw them away as soon as I poke a hole in them.

That was adorable! Poor Nilah heard it and got freaked out looking for them.

Excellent Dan! Thanks for taking the time to post this!

Cute in an odd sort of way.....I would have bought in hopes it would scare Nilah off of a forbidden spot!

I wash mine in High Alkaline water which will remove it as well.

I am the Bookkeeper & Office Manager for a vegetable farm that grows about 400 acres...part of my job entails paying the treated seed, pesticide, fungicide & ALL the chemical bills...

Okay...thank you for that...I think...now I don't want to eat anything ever again...

I don't know, but my parrots love to sit on the edge of the bowl of my bananas that I store them in and help themselves to ALL the bananas as a whole. I think that they are safe, never heard differently. I do know that it is best to use organic ones, as I read somewhere that they may have pesticides on them...but I don't buy organic ones, nor have I washed mine...never thought about it,. but I will now.

That is great! Wow, that's a neat story!

UPDATE on the last 2 mornings: I have kept things very calm in the mornings by not worrying about when I leave for work. I include Nilah in everything I do, talking to her and asking her questions if she decides to go somewhere else. We chat a lot, I keep her on my shoulder as we go about our morning chores. I ask her to come with me when I do things and she seems to love that. WE make breakfast together, start laundry, pack my lunch, eat breakfast, clean up, empty the dishwasher etc. I don't include her in getting the cages ready, I open the window & put her on the windowsill to look out, (her favorite thing to do!) I remember that in the past when ever I put the birds in their cages, it always went better if she went first. But because it is so much easier to put the other 2 in their cages, I have been doing that first...giving her warning of what's to come. SO I keep the tv off, take her somewhere in the house as we chat, and then continue our walk into the bird room and into her cage before she realizes what just happened! then I get the others and put the tv on for them. And give them all their favorite "I just got in my cage special swirly long uncooked noodle treat!" 2 days went well...hope I can keep it up! It's exhausting all this planning in the morning... Anyone who has an amazon knows...they can read your minds telepathically better than a grey. Whatever I ponder...my amazon knows before the others do, she picks up on it and behaves accordingly...me thinking about leaving, she knows before I let on, and keeps away from me if I get anywhere near her cage.