Talon

I need help with a huge problem in my house regarding Nilah. It started around a year ago, whenever my daughter who at the time was 19, had her boyfriend over, Nilah who gets very obsessive over the boyfriends..would attack my daughter if she went anywhere near her and the boyfriend. It wasn't every time, just occassionally. Well, now she will attack her more often, some times, she sits with my daughter as happy as could be, she likes my daughter to massage her foot. Other times she goes after her, latches on but only when she is up and won't let go.....it's very upsetting. And no, it isn't what she is wearing or her reactions ect.....I've racked my brain with all those things......my daughter is very upset, as am i, she feels like she can't even walk around in her own house unless Nilah is in her cage or sitting quietly with me.....I need some advice on what to do.....

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What a great idea!! Thank you for this cone suggestion!!

Just to clarify me previous post. My light was not close to Talon's cage. It was on a stand, and was over 18 inches away from her. I am not sure if it was the reflector that made it burn her or what, but as soon as I changed the light and threw that one away, her eye nd skin healed up quickly. I use these lights and rest them on the top of their cages. I have uses these for years, but when Talon's broke, I bought the previous one I mentioned. Never again! http://www.featherbrite.com/whcaunli.html

Yes, make sure it is Bird specific. I bought a light that came with a bulb which said avian and reptile. I used it for 21/2 weeks, 2 vet visits, eye drops into my greys eye for 5-7 days.....no results, then I realized the new bulb was giving her eye a sunburn instead of an infection which the vet thought.......took lots of thought trying to figure outif she bumped it, got injured, infections......it was terrible. This is the one I used and Talon got sunburned. I threw it away and replaced it with a different one. http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-AvianSun-Deluxe-Floor/dp/B006L49LHC/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_4 I use the Featherbrite bulb in a new lite and have never had any problems.

Bout time you got it right Dave.......

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No no no, the number of Thanks that shows up under your name is the number of times other members have Thanked you for your post.....

Wow, I thought I had a lot....I better stop complaining in the mornings before work.

Happy birthday Neytiri

Happy Birthday to my Nilah! She turned 4 years old today. Hoping to make her some birdie bread this weekend to celebrate!

Okay, I'm probably going to get bashed here. But I have ceiling fans in most of the rooms in my house and have used them as I desire. I never put them on high unless the birds are in their cages and personally, I don't like the high setting myself. But I do use the medium and low almost always in the summer months. My birds have never flown that high where they can get injured by them, my fans sit very close to the ceilings. In fact, Talon loves riding them on low. She sits and enjoys the merry go rou d effect. Nilah has flown on them when they are off, and I go over and spin the blades fast to get her off, so she now stays away from them. I don't recommended anyone choosing to use them, but in my case, they aren't a problem.

OMG! This is hilarious, love all the posts!

What a great video. I dont have an pics of me & Nilah unfortunately.. Aww. the love of an amazon. They have such an open way of showing their love. NIlah always gets excited by my presence. She will cluck, giggle, eyes oin in and out, and can't sit or stand still in her cage when she sees me. As soon as she hears me come home, she yells, "BIRRRD!!!!!!!!!" over and over getting louder each time. When i finally reply back, she yells, "HI BIRD!" then when I go into the room to see her, she quietly says "hi Bird" with such a relief in her voice. She always wants to be with me, and when she has missed me from being gone all day, she rubs the side of her face over and over cuddling my face. Sometimes she will put her face under my chin and rub it. SHe is such a love and a cuddler. She loves to have her head rubbed, and her favorite thing is to have her left foot massaged for hours on end if you will. MY gryes are sweet and Rikki loves cuddles, but it isn't anything like the love of a zon. They just adore you and are not afraid to show it.

Oh. I. Love this thread! I adore my Nilah, I adore all my parrots, but Nilah has a special way of letting my know she loves me, misses me and wants to be with me as much as possible. I will post more examples later. Off to work.... Thank you Ray!

I would like to offer my two cents worth. I have found that just when you are at your wits end with them, ready to give up and can't take another moment of their awful behavior....that usually is the peak and then you will see things start to turn around a little bit at a time. You are frustrated and he can feel it and not understanding those feelings, so he is lashing out due to HIS frustration of nonunderstanding. When I was home a lot, I found my birds would act up, or should I say, act out with terrible behaviour. A friend of mine suggested a routine of them going in their cages around lunch time and allowing them their own quiet cage time for a few hours. I tried this even tho I was home most of the day. When I did ET them out after, they were much more happy, and well behaved. I have continued this routine, they have come to expect it, and seem to need it as a child needs structure in there day. Once they had structure of what to expect, they seemed much happier. Also, I don't know the history of your bird, but if you are trying to train him with tricks and things, it may be too much stress and that could be why he is acting out as he is. Just let him be a bird and forget about the training and tricks until you have established a better and calmer routine. He needs to be allowed to be himself and respect you and your rules without the added pressure from other things, this could take some time, perhaps a couple of years, but you need to work thru this issue of the biting and attacks before you do anything other than parront him. He is very young, you have a lifetime and he is still developing mentally and emotionally. You still have several sages to go thru before he should be pushed to do things. Terrible twos, and then the hormonal stage...

Thanks, my phone pics are too big, but I can't seem to fix that problem..... Nilah and Rikki don't like to be that close, they aren't really enjoying this once in a lifetime moment.....but mom was!

Excellent! I have one in my kitchen, had it for 7 years and it is the favorite!! Great price by the way.

Grrrrr.....will keep working at it...

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