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Yet another update. I swear I would not normally be posting this much if they weren't making so much progress so quickly. They have been making what seems like exponential progress in the last few days. Its also absolutely hilarious how they trade places every day. They must have "pillow talk"...

I can tell already (and I expected as much) that hand taming these guys is going to require the patience beyond sainthood... I do recognize that they may not be able to be tamed, but I am going to continue to try my hardest. Here is what I have been working on lately (and yes I know it is still...

I'd like to start this thread by saying my sunny is a sweet girl who gets along well with her owner (me) and the other member in the household, and will happily relax with home visitors as long as she is with her owner. I feed her well, she has plenty of toys, and a nice, large cage with room...

Hello! Thank you for letting us join this wonderful forum which has helped us through some of the toughest times with our rescue fids! We are a flock of 3 parrots and 2 cats - African grey, Meyer's parrot, and Green cheek conure (yellow-sided). We have a youtube channel: Flock of Five -...

Hi guys! I'm not sure where to put this so feel free to move it as needed. I've been having more and more issues with my Maxi named Echo chomping on everything. He didn't use to do this nearly as much as he does now and I'm not sure what could be causing or affecting it. He chews anything he can...

We have been encouraging Sunflower to poop on one of her cages or perches instead of us (she can fly and always has access to her main cage, play cage, and play perches). In the process, she seems to have instead learned to poop on my husband. She has literally flown across the room, pooped on...

So i got my First budgie 2 weeks ago from a pet store...(i know you should avoid petstores.... there are no breeders here on the bigisland) I did lots of prep before my budgie came home with me. Since then, he is in pefect condition, very healthy, eats and drinks throughout the day. He is my...

My budgie makes soft chirps and the they are suddenly followed by loud squaking? Then he repeats it about 3 times?? Hes four months (about). I just started training today and we made lots of progress. What do his sounds mean?? Are they aggressive? Now he not as willing to train... did i do...

So I let my budgie be by himself for a few days to settle in. He's been seeing every one and everything. Today i started training him. I did my research on different methods and I have been pretty persistent about training. Is it a good thing that im able to get my hand next to/under him with...

Hi all! Just thought I would share a training website that some of you may find useful. Animal Training Academy is an animal behaviour website that aims to promote force-free positive reinforcement training. Every few weeks they upload free training podcasts that are provided by animal...

I rescued a beautiful, tiny parakeet from the Humane Society. I believe that she had been in the wild for some time. The vet said she is about 1 year old and had some minor health issues that a good diet would fix. I've had her for about a month and a half. She's been on a forage and pellet diet...

Howdy all! Looking to see if everyone here can help me expand this list of important training topics for a new bird. This will be for a new baby bird. I am not suggesting these are all for consumption immediately, but as the bird grows. As a result, I am also curious if anyone has...

Before you start frantically responding, yes I am well aware that negative reinforcement does not work with parrots and actually rewards whatever behavior you are trying to correct. With this out of the way, the purpose of this post is to ask why this is the case? 1. Why do you think dogs...

I have a 3 month old cinnamon GCC and would like to harness train her. I was wondering about the size of the harness while she is this young. If we get a GCC-sized harness, will it be too big on her now? Is it ok to train her with a harness that is too big? Also, any advice on harnesa training...

Hello everyone, I have had my adopted 15 year old female severe macaw, kinski, for 1 month. She is adjusting nicely and our bond is strong and getting stronger due to working with her for a couple months at the sanctuary prior to bringing her home. She has been so quiet (for a macaw/parrot) and...

New bird mom here. My husband and I just got the cutest little three month old cinnamon GCC and we love her to death. She loves to nibble and she is so smart. She has learned not to bite hard when grooming our fingers, ears, noses, eyebrows, etc. However, she continuously latches onto our lips...

So, quick backstory: When Picasso was new to our home (about 2 months old) they were doing construction on the apartment above ours. Consequently one of the very first sounds she learned to mimick was a high powered nail gun. Well, fast forward a couple of years and she's driving us nuts. she...

My RB2 was clipped when I got him, and in past month he began getting his flight feathers in. Today, around a hour ago he flew for the first time! It was from the ground to my shoulder... Which isn't the greatest considering we have a no shoulder rule but regardless I'm very excited that he's...

Hello everyone - Seeking some general guidance on how to "tame" my new baby. She is a ~4-5month of Solomon Island Eclectus that was hand-fed. She was very cuddly/tame with her owner. However, she's bitey with me. I brought her home Tuesday afternoon and she appears to be settling well in her new...

Hello, My Amazon Athena is 6 months old, so got her about 2 months ago from a exotic only very reputable pet shop. I have moved very slow with her, she now loves coming to work with me, and car rides. She also gives kisses, and loves to start yelling and laughing when I hide on the side of her...