8 Weeks old baby Amazon?

[Wingedavocado]

Any parrot can shift preferences, and sometimes without apparent cause. But Salty likes my oldest son the most I think. Amybe equal to me? But my son is not a big fan of animals that bite or nip, so he stayed pretty aloof from Salty. Only time he would let him near is washing dishes where Salty would sit on his shoulder and sing with him. Now my youngest son, he helped wean Salty and they got along great, but when he moved out, Salty did a 180 and now Salty goes into full attack mode when he visits. My wife also helped wean him, but she has always been hesitant about 1 on 1 with Salty, so he more or less tolerates her. SHe can get him out and into his cage and retrieve him from the floor with no issues, but in example if she tries to give him a treat during training sessions, he will lunge and if he connects, he delivers. Oddly during this mating season palaver, he seems to be a bit more open to her interactions - last nite he hung out with her on the couch and played a bit - a first time.

I would not over worry about shifting preferences. While spontaneous very occasionally, it most often occurs during or right after puberty. And even then I think some folks just dont know how to deal with the jeckyl/hyde aspect of puberty personality shifts, which DO happen all the time, and just back off unconsciously or dont know how to reintegrate themselves.

I think I've made peace with the fact that even if a bird 'chooses' you that can change in a minute and I am very patient, adaptable and dedicated so I'd have no issues paying attention to my own behavior and the birds to see what might have caused it and why they find the new human of more value and make the necessary changes or at least find my way into their circle just enough so the bird allows me to be a part of making their life the best possible as that's all I care about, I just love to see happy healthy birds. It's just that the cuddles are a reward I'd just love to have haha. Say hi to Salty for me and thank you for the great info. I truly appreciate it

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Wow! She's a great flyer! So many large birds in captivity never become good flyers.

The bird holding the record for talking (number of words) for a long time was a budgie! Male budgies are real chatterboxes.

Budgies, unfortunately, can enter puberty at about 5 months and can breed by six months. Good breeders say to wait until the hens are a year old but tell THEM that! I hate all the breeding behavior and egg laying. They can really become sex crazed and once you give them a nestbox and a pair starts breeding the only way to stop them is to physically and visually separate them, which ruins the pair as friendly members of the family because they will always want to breed. I even have two female slightly older siblings of Joey in an all girls cage that mate with each other and lay eggs!

I'm upset because Joey went into full mating and egg laying mode when I was in Vegas so I had to put her cage in the bedroom with us and let the cycle run its course. Hopefully she will stop laying soon (she's laid 3) and after a few days with no new eggs I'll take the dummies away from her and hope that's the end of it. However, I don't think I will ever be able to keep her in the room with the rest of the birds to integrate as a member of the flock. I'm very unhappy about that.

 

[rheashard2]

A parrot can change their #1 human. Even change which pet (actual) they'll tolerate. They can decide if they dislike a part of another human's anatomy. (CAG goes after the tattoo near daughter's rump at any opportunity.) I agree with wishing baby birds, pups, kittens etc could stay that way. Or at least delay adolescence for 20 yrs!

 

[Wingedavocado]

Wow! She's a great flyer! So many large birds in captivity never become good flyers.

The bird holding the record for talking (number of words) for a long time was a budgie! Male budgies are real chatterboxes.

Budgies, unfortunately, can enter puberty at about 5 months and can breed by six months. Good breeders say to wait until the hens are a year old but tell THEM that! I hate all the breeding behavior and egg laying. They can really become sex crazed and once you give them a nestbox and a pair starts breeding the only way to stop them is to physically and visually separate them, which ruins the pair as friendly members of the family because they will always want to breed. I even have two female slightly older siblings of Joey in an all girls cage that mate with each other and lay eggs!

I'm upset because Joey went into full mating and egg laying mode when I was in Vegas so I had to put her cage in the bedroom with us and let the cycle run its course. Hopefully she will stop laying soon (she's laid 3) and after a few days with no new eggs I'll take the dummies away from her and hope that's the end of it. However, I don't think I will ever be able to keep her in the room with the rest of the birds to integrate as a member of the flock. I'm very unhappy about that.

What can be done there if you have other birds? How can she be separated at all times? Makes me feel bad for the baby but I understand the health reasons behind it. Do you need to give her supplements with all the egg laying? A blue one has always be my daughters dream but yeah she's nowhere near mature enough for such a commitment because to me there's no such thing as a starter bird which is what I've seen many people recommend budgies as. I tell her that they need everything she's seen me do for the quakers, IRN and all 3 amazons (inc Storms) I've had here and she looks at me like 'yeah.. no' haha You should upload some pics of your babies♡
Ps. No. She's not a great flyer yet at all but we try, out of 5 attempts because training needs to be kept super short with babies, 3 of them she ends up on a vase or on a random frame on the wall not knowing how to get down lol the other 2 I get to be proud of

 

[Wingedavocado]

A parrot can change their #1 human. Even change which pet (actual) they'll tolerate. They can decide if they dislike a part of another human's anatomy. (CAG goes after the tattoo near daughter's rump at any opportunity.) I agree with wishing baby birds, pups, kittens etc could stay that way. Or at least delay adolescence for 20 yrs!

I totally get it, I have a feather tattoo on my left thumb and my dad's Quaker that I handfed and weaned for him hates it with a passion, he won't try to kill me but I'm pretty sure he knows I can live without my left hand.

 

[Wingedavocado]

Guys what do you think? I really want to keep Stormy away from sunflower seeds as much as possible though I know that, in moderation as a treat she can have one or two in the future. Today I picked up a bag of pecans at sprouts and cut them into rice grain size pieces and gave her 3 to try (me in my hunt for something of value to use as treats for training) you should've seen her big bird eye pinning everytime her toungue came in contact with them. I think it's safe to say she loves them! Is this somewhat of a good option if her training sessions are short and she gets no more than a few of these tiny pieces? I'm ok with a no lol (I did try tiny pieces of apple but apparently those aren't good enough to be excited about yet)

As payment for your advice here's a picture of Storms watching the birds and the dogs outside ♡

 

[rheashard2]

Pecans are excellent treats in moderation for parrots. I use organic raw pecans, walnuts, almonds. Use organic, preservative and salt free whenever possible. I use the nuts for baking. Moderation is the key. Nuts are high in protein, good fats and more. Too many can lead to weight gain and other problems. When pecans are in season, get in shell. They make great treats and satisfy forage too. FYI you can clean and roast pumpkin, sqash seeds for excellent birdie treats too.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

She's a beauty! I remember her first pictures- a cute little bald dinosaur!