Greywings Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Poor you and poor Gus communication issue when concentrating on task at hand. I feel your pain! Perhaps you need that cup of chamomile tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Tea? I am moving from wine to the hard stuff now! Lol atleast that way when i hurt myself i won't feel it! Gus just stayed on my shoulder looking at me holding my jaw with this look in his eyes like, "whaaa? I didn't do anything." it was actually quite funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Do you think they put their heads together and plan? Like "it's my turn to get her today?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yes, yes i do! Gus gave me a couple days off. For some reason he has HATED Pat since Friday, and by hated i mean flying at him biting him and chasing him. He actually had blood running down his neck. I had to handle him, if he even caught a glance of Pat he fluffed up, threw up his crown and started hissing. Last night i had to put him in his room because Pat was spooked and said he was done having to worry about being attacked. Out of nowhere with no signs, he would fly at Pat and just start biting him where ever he landed, arm, neck, back. Then this afternoon we had a duh moment. Even though i wear glasses, Pat had to wear his this weekend and we never gave that a thought, he wears sunglasses all the time so we just never gave it any merit. But, Pat took his glasses off and Gus calmed down quite quickly. Pat was blind but Gus was happy again. They cuddled and played for a couple of hours tonight. Back to being second fiddle and getting the nibbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Amazing how those little things we don't think anything about make such a difference. Timber has now adjusted to me wearing my headband (aerobics) but he is still cautious about it after 10 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Headband, ha! Thats his toy now. I told Pat today that i need to keep up a little better with my hair cuts!! Lol Today has to be the best day we have had with our flock since Gus joined us! I may even sleep tonight! Peace atlast! If only for a day, i will take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Been a few days but Gus has been doing really well. Got in a tiff with Gabby yesterday but she was pulling his tail feathers, i woulda screetched too! Then Bongo tried to land on top of him, that didn't work to good. Saturday for the first time in months, we got to sit in our living room with all the birds out and watch a few hours of tv, then I got bored, boo me. The screaming is getting better. None at all this morning so far. :-) (knock on wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I knew you could do it, just takes enormous patience and getting every one on the same page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Goodness! Pat was home very sick yesterday, the fiddos did good for him not screaming cuz he was home and they were in their cages. Of course i had to stay later than normal at work. I couldn't get them out until about 6pm, they are use to being out by 3 at the latest. Needless to say yesterday taught me i couldn't do this if i were byself on a daily basis. I got them to bed about 8:30 and for the first time in months, i slept thru the night. ( i have a sleeping problem ) I can't tell yet but i think Gus may be plucking. He does chew on his feathers but i found 5 nice ones on the bottom of his cage yesterday. The macaws seem to be molting, finding even numbers in their cages and lots of fluff, fluff in the greys too. Shedding for the warmer weather? Bongo is the only one i knew molted last year and it was about this time. I am not stressing over it, they are healthy, plenty of toys and lots to shred so... Lol whats one more naked bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ah, a chicken in every pot.. Hope Pat is better today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Oh my goodness. We had attack of the cotton ball tonight. He flew on to Pat and bit him several times, in angry mode. We are really wondering if its because Pat was sick yesterday and had no contact with him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 That is definitely not a good interaction. Sounds like he should have stayed inside his castle. One of those unpredictable behavior moments. Perhaps Pat should just talk to him while he is inside the cage until he forgets what ever set him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Yeah, he had to go to his cage. Pat was with him back there for a while but Gus was just pissed at him. It was back to normal the next day. Tonight though he seemed happier than ever before. He acts more like the greys than my actual greys! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 So, its been a bit since i updated. First off, he is winning! He is no longer in his cage like the others at dinner time, we gave up on behalf of the rest of the flock. If his screaming gave me heartburn while i was at the other side of the house, i couldn't begin to think what it was doing to the others right in the same general area. Second, with the nice weather, he gets harnessed and goes outside with us. Yes, winter will be hell for us but atleast we can have a few quiet months. Starting to get him use to the car also, just a few little trips back and forth in the drive way. It was all going good until he discovered the seat belt that he could pull on and let go of and snap me in the chest with. Why i put my seatbelt on for a roll down the driveway is beyond me, but i did and now he is obsessed with in. There have been no more lil trips. Pat has started calling me Red, from the 70's show because all i seem to be saying to myself any more is "dumb ass" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Make sure you don't say that out loud or you will be hearing it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Lol. I am only sayig to myself, about myself! I said it once in front of the birds and then looked at Bubba and thought, " great, now instead of pthh he is going to start calling me dumb ass". Oh, Gus can say Pat now. Still not a one here that will say my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 On the whole, I'd prefer pffft! to dumbass as well. I'm still "Jamie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingy Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 It could be worse. Jake calls me the beep the oven timer makes. Little stinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 What ever they successfully train us to answer to, we respond. To Pookie I am Mommy, to Whisper I am the sound of pouring coffee, Joe calls me Jillbird and the humor makes my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Great, Gus was having, yet again, another meltdown. I was getting ice from the freezer and he took off flying, landing on my shoulder where he grabbed my neck, yet again... This was a bite however, i have three puncture holes and a huge welt. What the poop is he thinking??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I am thinking that either a serious talk and time out or an altitude adjustment might be a wise move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 I spoke with our vet about this and we are trying a broom, since he is scared of them. He suggested that when we are in the kitchen set the broom against the chair, between his stand and the actual kitchen, and it will keep him from flying at us. It has worked so far, also the screaming has lessened. We just have to make sure not to do this often or he will get conditioned to the broom being there. We decided not to clip him yet, that will be our very last resort. He really has behaved since he bit me, even went outside into the aviary this weekend and he played, not screamed the whole time. Bedtime has even improved. Vet suggested i use his foraging toys for his food, not treats. He throws his food out as soon as it hits the bowls so he said maybe put his pellets in the puzzle toys and let him work for it, this too has been working, i just feel bad when i look at his empty bowls. ( I still put some in his bowls but he tosses it to the bottom so i gotta remember, he really does have food in there! ) Now we are back to dealing with Bubbas butt. He has some blood on his bottom Sunday. The scar tissue has blocked him up now, so finger up the butt stretching has to done. We noticed last week his poop was sticking around his butt so we bathed him alot to keep it clean, also to keep checking for another tumor. No growths so thats good news atleast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Great progress on the broom idea, I forgot that they can have some fear avoidance issues that are useful. I have a friend who puts beanie baby animal toys every where her birds shouldn't go, that works for her. Poor Bubba he just has to be so tolerant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Well well well. Gabby tossed the broom from the chair tonight, Gus took off flying. Now she knows that the broom bothers him, so just as we thought we were getting Gus under control, gotta watch out for Gabby teasing him! Gesh, the fun just never ends does it? Even Oliver is getting cocky, tonight for the first time ever he climbed to my shoulder. With his lack of balance all that flashed through my mind was that giant beak taking a hunk out of my head. Got him back down without issue, yeah! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wow slowing down on the bad aid s are we? Good for all! Oliver is getting brave indeed and I think Gabby is just helping magnify the power of the broom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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