Elvenking

Issac LOVES my toes. As soon as I kick my foot up on the edge of the coffee table, he comes flying down to nuzzle all up against them and let them scratch at him. Even though i can do a much better job with my hands....he prefers the toes and goes gaga over them. Funny stuff. EDIT: Oh I see my post was referenced..thanks for that JayD.

LOL...awesome! My goodness I love these birds. Nice messy face picture!

Issac is 10 months old, I STILL give him his formula. He loves it and it is super good for him. In a way it's a lucky break because his diet is as steady as it gets. he still eats his vegetables, nuts and other foods...but he loves his formula. Gets excited every time. Feed the lil guy what he wants...it can't hurt. By the way, what a sweet lil bird.

He definitely looks like he wants to get somewhere. The fact that he doesn't want to be taken there by a new hand may be another issue all together...but he definitely wants to investigate something with much anticipation. An effort must be made to take him around and show him things. Let him come down to somewhere where he can play...I can just feel his desire in that video so strongly. I hope there will be an effort to give him a lot of human contact so that he won't get so used to a life without human contact. He makes me want to come over to him and help him go see what ever it is he wants to see. Is he biting people? Is there a reason no one has picked him up?

Can't hurt to try this. I kind of like cooking it up with a little red palm oil too....I suppose i could just mix what I normally use in. I'll give it a whirl.

How do you cook em in the micro, just put em in a microwave safe bowl and go? Do they still come out yummy? Never done this.

I must say, getting stainless clean can be a pain.

Yeah....I try to minimize the times that I do not give Issac a choice...my general rule is to give him his way when ever possible. In other words...if I do not have to interact with him and he is obviously standing off with me...I am gone. It is never long before he seeks my companionship again...flying to my shoulder for another ride.

Try to give it right to him...without the shell.

I can understand how this would make you feel. It was always one of my bigger fears that Issac would not get along with anyone but me. I know that it is possible for Murphy to come around, but I doubt it's going to be anything that will happen quickly. I would just let it all die down for now, no more attempts for quite sometime. You want to avoid the situation for now. Both Kate and Murphy stand a chance of coming around again sometime. You just don't want to stress and\or force the situation into rightness if you know what I mean. I will think on it a bit more...but that is the advice I ahve to offer for now.

It's amazing, there just can be no telling what is goin on in that little head sometimes. He certainly seems to have his idea of how things should go, and knows how to protest against other ways. Issac lets it be known that he doesn't want to go back into his cage by avoiding sitting on my hand at those times. And he seems to know just when it's going to happen, I am able to play with the triggers sometimes and trick him a little...but he is smart. I get him to step up on my hand and he flys to my shoulder...I bend down to put him down to get him back on my hand..and he flys to a perching place...repeat a couple times and he gives way soon enough. Seems to be a bit more submissive than Murphy. It almost always takes trickery though, except for nights..he seems to be tired enough to just go in his cage nicely.

I have recently discovered that Issac LOVES scrabled eggs. He picks up a piece and pumps his neck to get it down fast. I love it and wish I could find more things that he loves this much. As a tip, I will scramble up an egg for him using palm oil as the cooking oil...just a little bit. Then I give him about a third of the egg...ohh man...if he could smile. LOL

Issac has a little bit of a scent...but I love it! I love to put my face close to his back and smell him sometimes...it puts a big smile on my face.

I can only speak to what I have read around on the forums. The one thing I think I can say is that I think that everyone but you should just keep a distance from him for now. Maybe others could just try to talk to him nicely but not approach him. Maybe they could chance giving him a little treat and then just back off to let him enjoy it. I live alone but now frequently have visitors but no one that lives with me. When someone does come over I ask that they just not attempt to pick up or touch the bird unless I am helping. I am the only one who can provide the comfort under which he knows that things are going to be okay in these situations. He will then, when feeling up to it...actually land on the shoulders of my guests and get a closer look when he feels he can. If you are his chosen one then be there for him as often as you can for iffy situations and just back him up all the way. That is what I do for Issac. Murphy is not actually seeking out these people and actively biting them is he. This is more of a response to being approached. If that is the case...then he just needs some time and space. Baby steps all the way on that one is just what I think. Just one opinion here.

Humm....yeah I guess this is where the personality divergence shows. Issac will get me to chase him around when it's time. But I always find a way to get him to perch somewhere where I can get one hand under his feet and one over his back. At that point he knows he is going in and no longer puts up a fuss. Maybe someone who has had a similar problem will chime in. The only other thing I can add is that I do praise Issac greatly when he complies with cage time. For some reason, when i am out of the room, Issac doesn't seem to want to do anything other than three particular things. Follow me, preen, or play with his toys. I know going outside a little more risky and I have to put him in his cage most of the times for that. If I do leave him out for a quick walk to the garbage, he just peers out the window, waiting for my return. I will often just postpone things that require me to go outside (like taking out the trash) until I am leaving the house. I make a lot of adjustments myself to compensate for his behaviors and it seems to have righted itself over time. Do you ever praise him for returning to his cage, give him a treat for it?

Hey there. Issac does sometimes give me the run-around when I try to put him back in his cage...but I can assure you that he never has a problem coming out. But i keep a regular schedule. So i ask, why don't you let him come to the shower every day. I do for Issac. Maybe its the irregularity of the situation that throws him off. Also, if he won;t come out on your hand, leave the door open and see if he comes out on his own. Try not to get upset if he doesn't come onto your hand. Give him way to handle things his way. Hope this helps a little. One other thing about biting. If Issac ever bites, I am going away that moment. I say, "Okay okay I'm Sorry" and just back off. I don't make him do anything I really don't need him to do and give him space right there. Most of the times, he will just put his beak around my finger or hand lightly, and push it away...most of the time I get the message right there and never come close to getting bites. If somehow i miss the signals, he will step it up and to a quick yet harmless clamp down on my finger. If I don't get it by then, I deserve what happens next. I make no assumptions about how you handle Murphy, just tell you how I work around Issac's personality. How much out-of-cage time a day for Murphy?

Issac is still quite a cuddler. I get lots of the head tucking into my neck for scratches. Nothing like the sweet sleeping picture above, that only happened about 3 times or so. But he certainly loves fingers ruffling through his neck feathers. I make sure to balance giving him his space and 'close' time. However, sometimes I try to give him space and he just comes right over to me anayway. He is still quite clingy. It is not often that I can leave the room with out him flying right to my shoulder to come along for the ride. I still love the attention. The amount of time he likes to spen close to me still amazes me. I try not to put any expectations on behavior because that could manifest the behavior, so I just let him be his bird self. I spoil the heck out of him with toys and attention. I can't help it, he's my baby. You might be interested in seeing the little video montage I put together about him. It shows from about 10 weeks to...not sure when. He's my baby.

Maybe teslas first name...Nikola.

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing.

Issac doesn't actively go after my daughter, but I surly recommend that she not touch him unless I am close and monitoring. She is just too shifty and afraid for Issac to let that happen at this time. So she just talks to him and watches him sometimes. This seems to work out okay for now.

I already named my baby after Newton..so....it's taken. His name is of course...Issac. Okay...you could take Newton. I almost used that.

Issac is 10 months now and I just love him more every day. I brought him home in his 9th week and hand fed him twice a day. In fact, he still loves his formula in addition to the things he eats all on his own. You watch, right around 11 weeks, they will get the ability to fly..and the fun really begins. Not sure if you plan to leave your baby flighted...but I highly recommend it. Just my views. Anyway, do i have pictures of Issac on this forum? There are people laughing right now as they read that. I have tons of pics of him....but of all I have ever captured...this one is my favorite by FAR! This precious moment was captured around 10 weeks when he was still cuddling on my chest in the evenings. I have more pictures of my bird than I think I do of my 7 year old daughter...LOL. So here are a few more choice ones. Here he is around 7-8 weeks Others

OMG!!!! That is about the age that I met Issac! The photos are so....damned....CUUUTTTEEE!!! Thank you for sharing those. Love the ones with the dog and your Grey looking at each other.

I used to see a bit of truth in the fact that people buy birds for their beautiful plumage. But it should also mark the integration of a new member of the family, not just a show bird or a living decoration. Hopefully more is intended than that. Otherwise, we're talking about another narrow minded individual.

Sorry to hear about Prince JayD and it is always sad to hear that Spock isn't feeling his best. I give my best wished for Spock and offer my condolences regarding Prince. Take care, you and your flock are in my thoughts.