fidsandfrats

Hello everyone. Been a long while since I last posted. Busy changing jobs and everyday life. Chili and I just wanted to say hello and hope all are doing well. Chili, Slater and Maccardi are great!

I have a grey and an Amazon ( and a red fronted Macaw). Everyone is out all day and only in their own cages at night to sleep. Everyone co-exists nicely. The room is big enough so that if a tiff were to happen there is enough room if they feel they need to leave the situation. For me my set up works and my birds are happy.

Hi Chili was 3 at the end of May. I think he already knows he can't get away with biting and that behavior gets him know where. "Most" of the time he is a paper tiger. The last 2 nights he surprised me. He went into his cage by himself!!!! Around bedtime I have been opening the cage door and putting treats in his cage. I think maybe he is finally making the connection that there are treats waiting for him:)

Hi everyone, I could really use some ideas on re-arrangement of my birdroom. Pictures of your birdroom would be very helpful (i'm a visual person) in giving me some ideas. Thanks!

No I haven't tried that but I will. Thanks

Chili is still giving me a hard time at bedtime (only at bedtime) Because he's flighted if i ask him to step on stick to avoid a potential bite (i assume he wants to bite by the pinning of his pupils) he steps up then flies away when i move toward the cage.

Can you give me an example of a timeout? I wish mine went to their cages themselves. How did you get them to do that? Thanks

Glad to share. Thank you.

Hi everyone, Chili displayed a new behavior last night. He seemed fine when I got home from work and all evening until it was time to go to bed. I guess he flat didn't want to go in his cage. He dive bombed me which is something he has never done. He is not crazy about having to go into his cage. Even if his most favorite treat is there waiting for him. If I ask him to step up when it is around bedtime he starts pinning his eyes and I know enough to not offer my hand. I must wait for him to come to me to be able to put him in his cage but even then I can tell he's not happy. I can't transfer him with a stick because he'll just fly off (remember he's flighted). I do some routine things when it gets close to bedtime such as close the shutters, lift the covers from their cages (they are cage-free in the birdroom all day and the cages are kept covered while they are out), refresh their water dishes, etc. I am wondering if changing this routine up will help. Any other suggestions?? Thanks

Ouch. That doesn't sound like fun.

Oh God no. Lights out at 9pm

Is Sterling Gris anythink like Slater in the bathing department? Slater HATES to take baths. Unfortunately, it is something we must do from time to time like it or not. I notice Slater's tail feathers much better after his bath. I wish I could bathe him more often than I do.

Oops! Try it now. Thanks for letting me know.

Here is a pretty picture of Slater preening those beautiful tail feathers.

One of Slater's favorite things to do is to swing upside down and/or hang like a bat. (Must be a grey thing). If I am busy in the birdroom I'll look up from what I'm doing only to see Slater just hanging on the end of his rope perfectly still waiting patiently for me to look at him. As soon as I look at him he flaps his wings wildly (still holding on to the end of his rope) and swings back and forth almost touching the ceiling! I have some bells and toys at the very top of the rope and when he swings back and forth it makes lots of noise which he loves to do.