Taylorsdaddy

Thank you, Steve, for some great advice and reassurance. Taylor loves to fly to the tops of doors and has decided that the door frames are wonderful to chew on. He's really done a good job on some bathroom sink drawers, besides. We installed some baby protector hinges to keep him from getting inside. Nevertheless, he's whittled quite a bit, and should we ever decide to sell our home, those will have to be replaced, as well as do some repairing of some door frames. I decided to place some items in these areas to keep him from going back. He's been staying away, so it's working. My question is this: Can our Greys be disciplined to keep out of things without all the foreign objects all over the place? My partner has suggested that "Taylor runs the show" and gets to do whatever he wants. With all the toys and his ability to fly back and forth to and from several rooms in our fairly spacious home, he seems to have more energy than I can provide things for him to do. His avian doctor said he was just plain "hyper". He's 6 years old and is as mischievious as a toddler. Our Amazon parrot, Paco, is much older, super mellow, and is annoyed by Taylor, mostly because he wants a playmate. Taylor is so smart, so intuitive, and sometimes I think he needs more to do, a bigger space, like an outdoor aviary We've been planning to re-locate to Florida, where many residents have the big screened patios. We thought it'd be perfect for our "guys", because the weather is good for them to be outdoors, and there'd be plenty of space to fly and have the safety of a bigger, yet protected space. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Morana. We're trying some distraction ideas. It requires so much time, especially when there's a time schedule. But is discipline rather than distraction better? Or can one use discipline at all to stop the biting and resistant behavior? I've tried NOT to make a big deal out of it, but he'll really take a bite while clamping down on my hand. OUCH! I'd like to switch the routine, maybe close the door while getting ready for work. Is this a bad thing? His wings are not clipped, so he's allowed to fly from room to room. Has he got WAY too much freedom? I appreciate your response.

Ranaz, thanks. I agree 100% P.S. Taylor thinks he is a programmer like me. If he got near that keyboard all the keys would be popped off in 5 minutes or less.

Hello friends. Would like some feedback, if anyone else has experienced this. Taylor, the 6 year-old Grey, has started to pounce and be very clingy-possessive when he knows we are preparing to leave the house. The ironing board comes out, shirts and slacks get pressed, then the whole shower scene happens. When it's time to leave, he'll clamp down and will not let go and get on his cage. When he finally gives in, he'll go one step further and fly and bite the back of my neck. He'll also respond the same way when we're trying to keep him from chewing on the drawers of the bathroom sinks. Tried keeping him out of the area when the whole ritual of getting ready for work happens, to keep from having the altercations, but my partner thinks it's not the way to go about it. Discipline, he says! Any ideas?

We have Taylor, a 6 year old Grey, and we have Paco a 37 year old yellow headed Amazon. Compared to Taylor who flies everywhere constantly, Paco is a couch potato too. In fact we have decided that he sneaks out and goes clubbing all hours of the night after we go to bed. During the day he sits on his perch with an apparent hangover. Doesn't seem interested Alka seltzer. Paco only flies when food is involved or that nasty vacuum starts up. So, Pancho is in good company. Regarding food: Paco got a bad lab report from the vet because he is such a couch potato. No exercise. The Vet put him on 100% Zupreem. Nuthin else. No pizza No spare ribs no mayo..actually that was his diet about 20 years ago. Now its Zupreem and occasional fruit, peanuts or corn Also, Paco favorite Youtube, "besides sitting on the toilet", is laughing parrots

Hello from California's Central Coast. My partner Ken and I are "for the birds". Ken's had Paco, an Amazon Green Parrot for 25 years, after rescuing him from a young man who got engaged, and it was either the bird or the new wife. We know some of his history before his previous owner. We believe he had some traumatic experiences because he's terrified of brooms and anything that resembles a brush. He's a charming little guy....he's about 35 years old. I'd never spent much time around birds , but after I met Ken 14 years ago, I've spent lots of time with Paco, and can't imagine him NOT being with us. 4 years ago we added Taylor, a CAG, to our family. Taylor was to be my own special "little guy", and we brought him home at 3 months old. I never realized how attached we'd become. Taylor's wings aren't clipped, so he's allowed to fly at one end of the house, which is child(I mean bird)proof. We have one end of our home he can get plenty of excercise flying up and down a long corridor. Why walk, when you can fly???? It's why I don't want to clip his wings. I haven't taken him outside, although I'd like to. I'd like to try a collar eventually. It's hard getting him used to new things. I haven't spent much time searching the topics for changes in aging. Paco's "super mellow". Sometimes I think Taylor doesn't have enough to do,though we spend lots of time being with them both and playing games with Talor, especially. Anyway, it's great to be here, and hope to learn more from all of you and your "owners" Cheers! Steve