Hi guys! I was referred to this forum by an amazing person on reddit. I’ve read through a few things and absolutely love all the information available on here! But I have a few questions.
My bird was given to me by my family when I was 5 years old. Once he got a little older he did become aggressive and none of my family was able to touch him. I however still was able but spending time with him was limited because everyone was too afraid to get bit. Fast forward to when I left home he was stuck in his cage for about 2 years with no one letting him out etc. he was basically abused by my dad and seems to hate men because of that.
I recently bought my own house and brought him with me. Now he spends the whole day out of his cage, he has as much toys as I can afford and loves to bite up cardboard boxes lol.
But here’s the deal.. my family fed him like crap. He loves people food and for the last 3 months I’ve gotten him on zupreem pellets which was challenging. He does eat it but picks through the things he wants and leaves the rest... But what is your outlook on birds eating people food? He unfortunately loves chips and all that. I don’t give him any but when he sees it you can see he wants it.
I also have questions about how to deal with his hormonal periods. He does regurgitate his food on me, along with interesting noises and little flaps of his wings. I’ve heard not to touch his back feathers when he’s like that, so I don’t but I’m curious should I put him away when this happens? Or just let him do his thing and wait it out..
Also i wonder if it’ll be possible to have him be friendly to anyone else but me... Ive been the only one to handle him for the last 20 years. I now live with my boyfriend and he’s able to give him treats now and then but has tried to bite him lol also he’s tried to fly at him and attack him as well... is there a fix to this lmao I wanna become a better bird mom which means learning more and being informed.
He’s been to the vet before we moved since we needed a health certificate and the good news is he’s in perfect health and is around 25 years old thank you guys
My bird was given to me by my family when I was 5 years old. Once he got a little older he did become aggressive and none of my family was able to touch him. I however still was able but spending time with him was limited because everyone was too afraid to get bit. Fast forward to when I left home he was stuck in his cage for about 2 years with no one letting him out etc. he was basically abused by my dad and seems to hate men because of that.
I recently bought my own house and brought him with me. Now he spends the whole day out of his cage, he has as much toys as I can afford and loves to bite up cardboard boxes lol.
But here’s the deal.. my family fed him like crap. He loves people food and for the last 3 months I’ve gotten him on zupreem pellets which was challenging. He does eat it but picks through the things he wants and leaves the rest... But what is your outlook on birds eating people food? He unfortunately loves chips and all that. I don’t give him any but when he sees it you can see he wants it.
I also have questions about how to deal with his hormonal periods. He does regurgitate his food on me, along with interesting noises and little flaps of his wings. I’ve heard not to touch his back feathers when he’s like that, so I don’t but I’m curious should I put him away when this happens? Or just let him do his thing and wait it out..
Also i wonder if it’ll be possible to have him be friendly to anyone else but me... Ive been the only one to handle him for the last 20 years. I now live with my boyfriend and he’s able to give him treats now and then but has tried to bite him lol also he’s tried to fly at him and attack him as well... is there a fix to this lmao I wanna become a better bird mom which means learning more and being informed.
He’s been to the vet before we moved since we needed a health certificate and the good news is he’s in perfect health and is around 25 years old thank you guys
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