I unexpectedly would up with a Princess Parrot a year ago. It was found in a park in terrible shape after being attacked by wild birds. Once deemed healthy enough by the vet to go to a shelter or home there were no takers. I took her on rather than see her euthanised.
She had no manners so my guess is she is an aviary bird.
Despite attempts at Google education I'm still second guessing the sex but we refer to the bird as a she.
I have taught her step up, give kiss and she understands "off" when I want her off my head (I struggle to keep her of my head) or other surfaces.
She used to be terribly cage aggressive but now is rarely so with me, with others she is still bad.
She has free range of the house by day, caged and covered at night.
She loves music and dancing and responds well to hearing her own species on the computer. However if she sees a bird outside she panics and I have to quickly corral her into her cage to calm her down. Fortunately she has learned to avoid the windows and in rooms she has access to when no one is home has the blinds closed.
Problems
She is a one person bird. She will bite and occasionally swoop anyone else that comes near her.
She loves me and begs for attention from me, loves to follow me around the house and starts chirping and singing gleefully as soon as she hears my voice in the morning or when I get home. She has given me warnings when upset (pecking) but doesn't bite me.
My husband was patient for months but now despises the bird due to the swoops and numerous blood drawing bites. The only interaction she will have with him is for potato chips and celery (which she initiates). Anything smaller (sunflower seeds, peas etc) and she will ignore the food and bite him.
In the last couple of weeks she has started feather plucking. There are now 2 bald patches with one under her wing and another on the side and just under her throat. When she is plucking she shrieks painfully as it is removed. Nothing has changed. She gets spray baths (doesn't like showers) regularly, varied diet, vitamin supplements when moulting, fresh greens, lots of interaction, covered sleep time (from dusk) etc.
I've tried many toys over the months; fresh branches, foraging balls, plastic chains, shredding toys, wooden blocks - she either ignores them or attacks them. By attack I mean with significant aggression and becomes highly stressed. I've tried leaving some outside the cage and placed treats in, on and around but she still wants no part of them.
Help!!!!!
She had no manners so my guess is she is an aviary bird.
Despite attempts at Google education I'm still second guessing the sex but we refer to the bird as a she.
I have taught her step up, give kiss and she understands "off" when I want her off my head (I struggle to keep her of my head) or other surfaces.
She used to be terribly cage aggressive but now is rarely so with me, with others she is still bad.
She has free range of the house by day, caged and covered at night.
She loves music and dancing and responds well to hearing her own species on the computer. However if she sees a bird outside she panics and I have to quickly corral her into her cage to calm her down. Fortunately she has learned to avoid the windows and in rooms she has access to when no one is home has the blinds closed.
Problems
She is a one person bird. She will bite and occasionally swoop anyone else that comes near her.
She loves me and begs for attention from me, loves to follow me around the house and starts chirping and singing gleefully as soon as she hears my voice in the morning or when I get home. She has given me warnings when upset (pecking) but doesn't bite me.
My husband was patient for months but now despises the bird due to the swoops and numerous blood drawing bites. The only interaction she will have with him is for potato chips and celery (which she initiates). Anything smaller (sunflower seeds, peas etc) and she will ignore the food and bite him.
In the last couple of weeks she has started feather plucking. There are now 2 bald patches with one under her wing and another on the side and just under her throat. When she is plucking she shrieks painfully as it is removed. Nothing has changed. She gets spray baths (doesn't like showers) regularly, varied diet, vitamin supplements when moulting, fresh greens, lots of interaction, covered sleep time (from dusk) etc.
I've tried many toys over the months; fresh branches, foraging balls, plastic chains, shredding toys, wooden blocks - she either ignores them or attacks them. By attack I mean with significant aggression and becomes highly stressed. I've tried leaving some outside the cage and placed treats in, on and around but she still wants no part of them.
Help!!!!!
