how can I get this bird to undersatand?

[Tycos_mom]

My Amazon has to be the most stubborn bird on the face of the earth. I have a wardrobe in my bedroom and she likes to fly up on it and chew it to peices. I'v tryed everything to discourage her I put a hugge box on top of itand then ontop of the box I stacked some other thing like my drill (its in a case and some old trays like the kind they use in cafateria's ans then I placed a bunch of ceramic tiles around the edge so she couldn't chew there. And every time she goes up there I go get her and put her back on her stand. I no sooner sit back down and I have to get up and do it again I actually go to the point where I was giving her time outs in her cage. She could care less as soon as I open the cage door she's right back up there again.I've moved her so many times today I think she turning it into a game. I have no Idea what to do with her to stop her from going up there I can't block it because she lives in that room. I just about ready to clip her wings. Pat

[busere]

Okay, there’s a few things to consider. Number one, it’s wings might need to be clipped. Number two: does she have access to enough toys to destroy? And number three, is it on a simple perch or a play-pin type stand?

 

Amazons are very rambunctious birds and can be very destructive if not entertained to a large degree. Some of the things that I do, and I’ll try to get some pictures of this later, we make our own toys for Rio (our Red Lored Amazon). I went to Home Depot, bought a couple (untreated) 1 X 4’s eight feet long and cut them down into small blocks of all shapes and sizes…drilled holes in all of them in various locations, ran some natural fiber twine (rope) through the holes to make some cool shaped toys. This was a much cheaper venture then buying two to three $40-$50 toys every week. Just remember, UNTREATED WOOD and natural fiber rope or twine…you might have to go to a craft store to get the twine/rope – I did.

 

Play-stands vs. Perches: Perches are great if you have a very calm older bird that would rather sit vice play. However, with an adolescent Amazon…good luck with that, it isn’t going to happen. Play-stands, Java Trees, larger play pins and so on have plenty of places to hang toys and fun stuff to keep an Amazons attention. And nothing, I mean NOTHING can replace good one-on-one face time playing with and training your bird. I spend at a minimum one hour with Rio to keep his awesome personality awesome.

 

Rodney <br><br>Post edited by: busere, at: 2008/07/09 14:23

[Tari]

Just like with teaching a bird anything you have to do it over and over and over.

Just keep removing her everytime he gets up there.

 

It may take a long time to learn where she is not allowed. Even months but it can be done.

 

One thing is to make a different area more interesting with the chew toys like has been suggested already and with treats that your bird only gets when in that area.

[Tycos_mom]

She has a ton of toy's and two huge playstands I also make my own toys from 2x2 untreated spruce wood cut into blocks and strung on sisle rope I also make differnt types and shapes with the blocks and paint different designs on them with food coloring stripes hearts pokadots just to make them interesting she has a huge basket full of foot toys. I also cut branches from my birch tree and lilac tree because she loves to chew the bark off them I think the motavation to go up there is from a hormonal thing I think she wants to nest up there but I don't want her chewing my wardrobe and make a nest she is 11 yrs old now so she not a baby but she is still pretty young and spoiled rotten she gets more one on one time then any of my other birds because she demands it she just flies over and sits down with me when ever she wants too. I open my birds cages at 8am and except for 3hour monday fri, sat from 5pm til 8pm because i work they are out right until bedtime which is 8pm my bird have it made in the shade they have everything a bird could want and more. i found a solotion for the time being anyway it looks kind of ugly but least now she can't get up there. I stapled a old sheet to the ceiling around the wardrobe she is not happy she flew over to take a look when I was don and flew back to her cage. now she has come over and has been playing with me for the last 1/2 hour or so while I try to type this post she making it very difficult for me.LOL got to go she is demanding my undivided attention again. I think I'll put her out on the sundeck for awhile she just loves to be outside she sings and whistle and whatches all the birds. The only problem is bringing her back inside she never wants to come out of her outside cage she goes to the farthest side and looks outside as if to say no mom I don't want to come in yet can't I stay out just a little bit longer. typical teenager LOL

 

<br><br>Post edited by: Tycos_mom, at: 2008/07/10 01:16

[Tari]

Aww she does sound so spoiled. But we just can't help doing that can we.

Someday I well have a screened in porch so I can let mine outside and them be safe from those nasty bugs and rodents.

[M2MM]

Hi Pat:

 

I'm happy for you that you found a solution that didn't involve clipping her wings. Boy! She must have been annoyed about that bed-sheet barricade. LOL

 

Like Tari, I would love to have a screened in porch to let the boys out on, but it will have to wait a while. I dare not mention another project to hubby until the kitchen/dining room is completed.

 

Cheers!