Hi all!

Hi everybody!

A fresh new member from the Czech Rep. here. As of this writing, I almost own a parrot, so to speak -- I have a couple of reserved at a local breeder that appears to be very friendly and reliable, and I am in fact picking up the female this coming Tuesday. Cannot wait! The male has already hatched but is still much too young.

I have had a soft spot for parrots for as long as I can remember. I used to own a lutino cockatiel when I was about 10 y.o. That was in the olden days of early 90's when seed diet was deemed sufficient and enrichment activities and other such terms were unheard of (well, here, anyway). Andy, as she was called, stayed with me for about 2-3 years. She was a sweetie until she started laying eggs. She did a complete turnaround at around that point and became very aggressive and intolerant. To this day, I am not sure of the reason; maybe someone can chime in and explain? I tried to take care of her best I could, given what little I knew and was told by my (grand)parents and only in hindsight do I see all that I did wrong. At any rate, when my sister was born, Andy had to go. I came into contact with parrots again when I met my ex-gf, who had a couple of budgies. Those were bought from a pet store at god-knows-what age. They could not stand getting touched and would not even perch on a finger. When we broke up, that was it for me... until now.

I have spent the past several months acquiring all the knowledge that I think I need to know to best take care of my up-and-coming Amazons. I have gathered many toys, bought a spacious aviary and I am also building a bird tree stand for them to make sure they have a spot of their own. These days I am trying to get up to speed as to what is the best diet for them and, frankly, it seems like science. I am going to have to work my way throught all that.

Thank you for letting me be part of this forum and I am looking forward to learning all I can from all of you guys.

Hello and welcome to the forum!
What kind of Amazons are you getting? I am so excited for youPlease make sure to share pics when you have them home!
There is tons of good advice in the Parrot Food, Recipes and Diet Forum, located here:
Parrot Food, Recipes and Diet - Parrot Forum - Parrot Owner's Community

I have no doubt you'll be able to figure it all out, and I know everyone will be happy to help however we can
I'm so glad you joined us!

Hello, welcome to the forums! I enjoyed reading your wonderful intro. Looking forward to meeting your future companions!

Howdy and welcome!

Thank you all for your kind welcome. They are Blue-fronted Amazons. A lot (and I do mean A LOT) of thought went into the decision, to be honest. At times, it was almost agonizing. For a long time, I thought I would get a Congo African Grey, then, upon seeing them in a local "Parrot ZOO", I started considering the B-F Amazon, and lastly, upon reading a story of an owner taking care of 2 Blue-and-Yellow Macaws in a flat, those came into consideration as well and for several weeks, I seriously considered getting them. Somewhere down that road, I also eventually decided to get a pair instead of a single parrot because I have a 9-to-5 job and will usually be away for a significant part of the day. Given that, I felt that it would be selfish of me to want the parrot to get attached to me and then leaving him for such a long time every day.

In the end, the reason I did not get the Greys is that while they are generally considered the most gifted parrots (in terms of their talent to mimic speech and learn tricks) and they are lovable for their calm demeanor, they also tend to have a fairly complex and sometimes quirky personality and they also don't seem to handle change very well. I know these are traits that are individual to some extent, but they occur fairly often.

And while I still love the majestic beauty of the macaws, in the end, it did kind of feel like having a pair of those in a relatively small flat would be an overkill. Also, their cawing voice did not quite fit with me. Maybe once I move to a more suitable place, I will get them, too.

So, here I am. A little nervous, but excited, too.

Hi Clayman and welcome to the forum and Congratulations on your new adfitions to the family. Amazons are wonderful and if you learn their body language you will have no problem understandimg and being prepared for their every move. In addition to all you have so far learned I suggest you should read and reread this until its engraved into your mind and even then read it again for it is the greatest aid you will have in getting to know and bonding with your Amazon when she comes. I wish you well and hope to see pics when you bring her home and later when you bring the male home.
Here is the link
http://www.parrotforums.com/amazons/54250-amazon-body-language.html

Hiya! Welcome & congrats on your new fids.

Look forward to hearing more & seeing pics

Welcome to the forum, and thank you for diligence in research! All of which will help prepare you for the joys of living with Amazons. As BIRDIGIRL suggested, reading their body language is extremely helpful!

Lots of Amazon lovers here to share their experiences!

Hi and congrats on the amazons. I enjoyed your post and I too have had a soft spot for parrots for a long time, particularly cockatoos. One day. As for the female tiel and eggs, sounds like she was maturing and hormonal at the same time. I agree that back then, bird seeds were mostly heard of. These days, there's a lot more variety, advances in food, a wealth of information, and so birds, particularly 'tiels, are living a lot longer than what the books have said.

Welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place. Several here have amazons and would gladly share any info you may want to know.

Welcome to the forum. Lots of great information here.

CD

Hi there, welcome to the forum !

Thank you all again for the warm welcome. And many thanks for the link to the page with the description of amazons' body language. I will be sure to read it whole.

The last couple of days have been one hell of a ride. There was a slight change of plans and I got a couple of females instead. We have slowly been getting used to each other but the girls have acclimatized quite fast since Tuesday. There have been some minor difficulties during hand-feeding because they needed to get a little more accustomed to the new place. I also used somewhat small syringes and the girls got bored and distracted when things took too long. Those issues have been ironed out when they got used to me and I got larger syringes.

And of course, they are true sweeties now. Let me introduce Ori (older, sitting on the perch to the left) and Tia (about two weeks younger).

I will be sure to post more images in due course.