Eckobird

Things are slowly getting better. Last night we had some alone time and he was being so good for me. He was sitting on his perch and being a good boy for awhile, he usually is all over the place getting into everything so it was shocking how calm he was lol. I let him sit there and have his alone time and then after a while he flew over to me and put his head down for a head rub. He was being very sweet and I don't even remember getting a bite from him last night. So things are getting better.:silly: P.S. I like your new siggy lovethatgrey, very cute! And thanks for asking how things are going with Ecko. <br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/07/25 23:06

He will eventually calm down. He is just a baby and he is doing what he does best. You should avoid touching his beak area because there is a spot that sends a trigger for him to pump for food. Ecko use to do this to our fingers all the time. He calmed down after he learned how to fly, once he flew thats all he wanted to do lol. Has he started nibbling on solid foods yet?

WOW those photos are amazing! They almost look fake, they as soo good lol. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Caroline. :kiss: And thank you Dan for more input. I will be doing that from now on.

Great video of Omar bathing! That was so cute. Ecko did that once and I thought it was sooo funny, I wish he would do it everyday like your Omar does. Thanks for sharing.

AWWW I want one!! They are sooo cute! The one in the middle could have splayed feet but it could also be him trying to catch his balance. It looks like in the first pic its standing on that foot, I can almost see it lol. Anyways, Thanks for sharing they are too cute!

OMG how scary that is!! I know what you mean though I had an almost close call this morning with Ecko. He never tries to fly out the door when we open it so this morning I was sweeping out the door and he started to fly towards me and my bf freaked out and I suddenly closed the door. My heart dropped when my bf did that and it turned out Ecko was just flying to his perch lol. But anyways I am so glad you had a good reflex to get Jeepers. That was a close call Pat, I am glad everything is ok.

Hello Larry, welcome to the forum! That is wonderful you are giving this grey a loving home. Do you know what your going to name him/her? I look forward to hearing more about you and your new grey. Make sure to let us know how it goes when you bring him/her home. And yes we love pictures.

LOL Cleo is so silly! That was a cute story. :silly:

Thank you so much for your help lovethatgrey and Janet. I really appreciate all this great advice. I think you have a great point lovethatgrey, about showing him who is stronger and non tolerant of his crap. I usually just give in and let him bite me and walk away without saying anything. Its obviously not working so I am going to try a different approach and show him who is boss. I love him dearly and I willing to work with him as long as he needs to be worked with. Yesterday when I got home from work I changed everything around. I switched his cage around, added new things and took some things out. I moved all his swings around and put them in different rooms just for a little change. Also this morning I changed his routine up a little, its just a start and I know its going to take some time. This is the reason why this forum is so wonderful!! Everyone is always willing to help. Thank you ALL sooo much.

Thanks for the advice Char. I would be scared grabbing him by the neck, I don't want to hurt him by accident. He was actually suppose to be for the both of us so it looks like he chose Robert as his favorite. I don't mind being second favorite as long as he doesn't turn on me. I know how they can be one person birds, my moms grey is and he won't let anyone else touch him. I just don't want Ecko to be like that towards me. I've taken all of this great advice into consideration so hopefully it doesn't get to that point, I will keep you guys updated. Thanks again.

Great video Dan! I loved it, Dayo always looks so serious. His vocab is so good, I loved how he whistled and said workk it boyy! haha thats too funny! Thanks for sharing, karma for you!

Thanks again Dave! Changes is what I will be doing then! I should of mentioned that he has divebombed me 3 times and the first time was because he found my phone and I took it away from him and he got really mad at me for that. And the other times were because he was with Robert and I walked over to pet him, I guess he didn't want me to bother their quality time. He mostly divebombs the people who walk into our house and he ALWAYS divebombs my sister. I will have her start swatting him and I will too when he does it to me. But I think I have learned what makes him divebomb me and I have been avoiding it so I haven't been divebombed in a while. Its just the biting and puffing up I am worried about. Thanks again Dave, lots of karma for you. Thank you all so much for your help!

OMG thats great news!!!! I am soo happy for you!

Thanks Dave! That is great advice! So how exactly would I change his routine? I usually make him his veggies and place it on top of the refridgerator because thats where he likes to be. Should I move it somewhere else? Would this be changing his routine? I am up with him from 7-9am before I go to work and then my boyfriend is with him until he goes to work at 2, sometimes all day when he has off. So I really don't know how much I could change the routine. Should I take him outside in the mornings? Would that make a difference? I'm kind of confused lol sorry.

Thanks for the support Jooles, Hannah and Pat. It is hard but I will always loves him and care for him. Jooles, I am sorry you are going through this too. I really hope this is just a phase they go through. Is your husband home with him more than you are? I think one of the reasons this has happened is because Robert gets to be home with him all day long. He works nights and weekends and I work weekdays 9-5:30 so I don't get as much one on one time with Ecko as he does.

Thanks. I know I shouldn't take it personally and I am really trying not to but its hard. We do have one on one time in the mornings before I go to work and sometimes after work when my boyfriend is at work and on the weekends. But when he is there its hard to have one on one time with Ecko because he always flies to Robert, he always wants to be with him and not me. Dan are you still able to handle Dayo? Ecko still steps up to me and I don't want him to stop doing that. Does Dayo step up to you?

It all started with the divebombing behavior about a month ago, some of you may remember I posted a thread about it, heres the link if you don't. http://www.greyforums.net/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,27/func,view/catid,5/id,142790/ I am so hurt to say that Ecko has become aggresive towards ME now. I don't know what I did to him, actually I know I didn't do anything to him but love him and take care of him. I am the one who gets up at 7:00 in the morning when he wakes us up by biting on the cage bars, I let him out to go potty, I make him his cooked veggies and feed him, I clean his cage and change his water and food and yet this is what I get it return. I know he is a bird and they go through changes and stages but I am so hurt by this I don't know what to do. Lately it seems like its just getting worse. Sometimes I go to pet him and he will bite me hard but not hard enough to draw blood, I let him finish biting me instead of pulling away and walk away. Sometimes he shows signs that he doesn't want me to bother him like puff up at me and thats when I just let him be. Other times he will get so mad and divebomb me. I simply walk away and ignore it all. He isn't like this to me all the time but it does happen a lot. Sometimes he can be so sweet to me and he will put his head down for scratches or just sit on my knee and listen to me talk to him. But the way he is with my boyfriend its like he is a totally different bird. It's obvious he is his favorite person in the world and he loves Robert dearly. He has never bitten him hard and he gets so lovey dovey with him everytime Robert walks in the room and if he isn't in the room Ecko calls for him. He reguritates for him all the time and it makes me jealous that they have that kind of relationship. Another thing in his behavior is that he is scared of other people and new things now. He HATES my sister(he use to love her), she can't even go near him without him flying away. But he LOVES my mom. He even reguritates FOR MY MOM when she doesn't even see Ecko all the time. He hates kids now and puffs up scared and lunges for them if they walk by his cage(we have to lock him up now when people come over.) And he hates new toys. I know greys change a lot so I guess I shouldn't be surprised but I don't want it to get so bad that I can't handle him anymore. What if he changes so much and acts like he does towards my sister to me? What if I can't handle him soon? I need some advice please. I am heartbroken.

Yes they love to climb and swing. Ecko acts like a monkey too, he climbs all over everything. And so does Slater(my moms grey), he will hang upside down and swing himself. I would love to see a video of your monkey. He sounds like a character lol.

AWWW thats wonderful! Congrats! It looks like he enjoyed it too. Aww he is too precious, thanks for sharing pics.

Do you have a picture of your shower perch GorgASS? I would like to see it. Does Willis like it?

Yay Congrats! I think it makes it a lot easier to name them once you know the sex. I bet you have a little girl too. Can't wait to find out.

Congrats on your boy Char! Wow he sounds huge! Are all his feathers in yet? Have you decided on any names?<br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/07/23 15:43

charliesmom wrote: {Feel-good-0002006E} HAHAHAHAH OMG that is the funniest thing!!!! Thanks for the laugh. Do you have any videos of him talking? I would love to hear his whistles and talking.

YAY! Congrats Titch, how exciting! I agree, they need friends lol. I wish I could get Ecko a little Timneh friend but I can't right now, sometime in the future though, lol MBS is contagious! So are you going to divide that huge cage in half for the new one or is he going to use Echo's old cage? Is it a CAG or a TAG your getting? Can't wait to see some pictures and hear how Echo likes her new friend.