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  1. Hoshi

    [Advice] Trying a New Training Method

    Long story short, I have had my Indian Ringneck for 6 months now (got him at 3 months) and he still doesn't trust me and is very afraid of me. He was living in the corner of the cage and bashing into the walls of his cage the moment he saw me for months. I tried my best to go on the normal...
  2. Lelushio

    Bird is starting to pluck

    So I bought a nice harness about 3 days ago and started harness training my lovebird, Lily. She seemed to be responding well enough, even though she seemed really uncomfortable with it, we were making good progress so I thought it was fine. She was starting to put her head through the hole...
  3. WallyCockatiel

    Book about taming, training, and more:

    I reccomend anyone of any bird type to check out this book; The Parrot Wizards Guide to Well Behaved Parrots. I have boughten it a month ago and it is super useful. It teaches you clicker training, target training, tricks, flight training and so much more! It is about 230 pages and is useful for...
  4. Birdie76

    Any other ideas or techniques?

    I decided to try to teach Sephor his name and to come to me when I call him. Eventually, I would like to somehow teach him to fly to my arm or shoulder when I call his name. So for now I am simply working on name recognition. I let him explore for awhile and then I say "Sephor" and have some...
  5. Resse

    How to bond with my female sengal

    I'm female and we joke that she has a totem pole of love and I'm at the very bottom. I'm just her personal maid. She loves my spouse and roommate (both males) she also has a foundness for my mother in law. I'm a literally her last resort. She will not take attention, scritches or food from me...
  6. Goffinsmamma

    One peculiar parrot

    Hello! I've recently adopted a Goffins named Kiwi from a local animalr rescuer. We know nothing about her age or what sort of life she lived before finding us. When we first met her she was in a room with 2 other 'toos and a macaw and was VERY nervous (we've learned she prefers being in a 1 bird...
  7. Stevetomobs

    Small update and Question

    I’m back again and just wanted to give a quick update on everything. First off as a said one of my last posts I was looking to rehome some of my budgies as I felt both them and me would be better off. They were sent off to a local rescue for small animals and as far as I know two have...
  8. Looper

    New bird guy....This is going to be an adventure...

    Hello, I'm sorry for the novel I'm about to write, but I enjoy typing and explaining things in detail. Truth be told, I don't even know where to begin. I of course have been a regular lurker for some time during my research phase over the last 5-6 months. Long short story long, I thought a...
  9. music2music

    Looking for good treats for budgies

    So, I'm currently training my little budgie Twiggy to step up and step down so I can get her out of the cage. I'm currently using millet bits as treats because I can pick out if I would want to give her a smaller one or a bigger one, depending on how much I'm training her at that point in time...
  10. M

    Fast growing lovebird aggression

    Sorry for the length! My fiance and I got our female lovebird Chocobo at 5 weeks old from a local pet store. She was hand raised and we visited her twice a day for a month till she was weaned and able to come home. At first we we're doing well and she bonded well with us but since we're new...
  11. Saya

    Growing up and growing wings

    My baby starling (they are legal to keep as pets) has, in the past 4 days, gained the ability of flight (he's about 3 to 4 weeks old). He has started getting into really high places where I'd prefer him not be such as on top of ceiling fans and on cabinets. He is the sweetest little thing and...
  12. Roo4422

    Help! New amazon

    Hello all, i wouls like to start off by stating that i am very new to parrot ownership and that I am thankful for any input! Lolo is a 13-20 y/o Amazon, I got her given to me 3 days ago from a woman who owns the barn I board my horse at. She was wanting to rehome her due to her not having...
  13. T

    Crazy Cockatiel?

    I have two wonderful male cockatiels who I have had for about 2-3 months. Whenever I try to train Stevie, he runs around and tries to fly to my chest/shoulder. He won't focus for a millisecond, and I have no idea what to do. Another question I have is rewarding with training. When watching a...
  14. Stevetomobs

    However Much I Hate To Admit...

    In this post I am going to be completely honest by my own knowledge and I refuse to let myself live this lie any longer. For the last few posts I have made, I have been talking about my budgies Sherbert and R.R and how I have been attempting to ‘train’ them. At first I was excited and wanted...
  15. S

    Im new and I need halp ><

    Hi! Im a passionate bird lover and I joined to gather information on birbs :) I want to adopt a little feathered friend and I kinda fell in love with caiques... But I've read a lot about them and I am a bit scared of their agressivity. I am wondering if behavioral issues can be...
  16. M

    Parrotlet keeps flying away! Help!

    hi there! I just recently bought a parrotlet and seem to be having trouble interacting with him. He is still quite new so I have been simply sitting with him and talking to him and instead of trying to grab him in the cage I have been leaving the door open and sitting by while I let him decide...
  17. lovebirb

    strange lovebird behavior?

    hello, this is my first time posting here and i was hoping to get some quick advice about lovebird behavior! i have a young lovebird around 10 months old, assumed male as he's not very territorial nor does he know how to shred paper, but i don't actually know for sure yet. he wasn't hand-raised...
  18. BigSkyMT

    SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!

    I need all you parrot experts to help me. I just found this site & signed up hoping for help and to learn. I have been researching parrots for many many months, when I say research I mean reading hours a day, I've watched almost every single youtube video about training & taming. My husband &...
  19. CoryM

    Adding a 3rd female?

    Hi, I’m very new to the Avian pet community, my first two being my female budgies named Piper and Bebe, and let’s just say every day is a new learning challenge. Piper and Bebe are not yet tamed, they won’t perch on my finger, and fly away whenever my hand is in the cage. They won’t leave...
  20. Stevetomobs

    R.R gave me a mini heart attack

    Left the big door of their cage open so they can fly around if they wanted to. Had to rescue Sherbert from under the table and the ceiling fan light. Then while I’m still helping Sherbert R.R decides to fly out and go who knows where. I went full panic mode trying to find him. I was worried he...
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