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[faislaq]

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Uh... did anyone else notice the very badly damaged tire in the background? of Tika's pic?

 

[Shinobi]

That's a normal looking "toy" for a cockatoo.

 

[Lodah]

That's a normal looking "toy" for a cockatoo.

I'm picturing shackles and pieces of arms hanging on the wall here!

 

[Shinobi]

Shinobi,

You are correct that the beak is like a third hand and is often used for stabilization. I do however advocate that the beak should not be used for helping the bird with any bodypart contact unless it is necessary. In other words I teach my birds that it is okay to use their beaks on other things but not my body. If they use their beaks for stepping up on my hand I don't reward that behavior with a treat but do if they don't use their beak to step up on my hand. I will however reward them if they use their beak to step up to a perch. This will help prevent any accidental biting.

I would be pretty sure that their are parrots who use their beaks to preen their human companions. Henry will preen my wife's and mine eyebrows, eyelashes, beard and ears. This I would say is typical flock behaviour which I would encourage and advocate it. This is all part of being a flock member
If a parrot bites you, its not by accident. It's either deliberate or learnt bad behaviour.

 

[Yoshi&Raphi]

@BirdManDan you say you can have a parrot that has been neglected/abused trust you in a couple days, can you explain in detail your process and tell us about specific times you have done this?

 

[JLcribber]

And if you need a nice natural looking stick, they're right here. Any size you want.

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