Just wondering

[Staysee]

With our patty.....cos he was hand reared by a woman, is this the reason why he's like attached himself to me?

If I walk away from him he HAS to fly to be with me, even if he's on my other half. If I'm home and we put him in his cage cos he's being naughty or he needs rest, or we need to do work which he would get in the way of....he paces the cage and squawks alot, yet when it's just my other half he's calm and doesn't demand from him. When he goes in the cage he goes quiet real fast.

Is it that he's just formed an attachment cos his first mummy was a female....of which we're same height, similar hair and voice etc or does he think I'm the easy one and my other halfs the alpha male?

 

[chris-md]

Parrots usually - but not always - form a bond with the person who handles them the most. So it’s no surprise at all that he’s gravitating towards you. It can become a problem, however, because they can become one person birds. Which means they can become aggressive with anyone who isn’t their one person.

This can be headed off by socialization. Making sure he gets handled by many people often will help make sure he doesn’t overbond to you.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Dunno... but here's my tale.

When I walked into a bird store in New Mexico 33 years ago, the Rickeybird (a 3-month-old chick) flapped and flew and scrambled into my arms, turned on his back, and grabbed my fingers with his feet. He seemed glued to me. It was a perfect strom of my impulsiveness, his instant adoration, and the fact that I had just gotten paid by my college work-study job... I took him home. Using his band, I traced his breeder. We exchanged photos and letters (this was pre-'net, y'all!)... and she could have been my sister! We were both tall, thin, with long red hair and Poindexter glasses, long faces and big toothy smiles. The Rb thought his mommy (or close enough) had walked in to rescue him. And that was that.
I kept him pretty well socialized until we moved up North to Ohio... then, one thing led to another, and I failed him, really. He is now a one-person bird, sadly. In my defense, since he became a rooster at about 4 years of age, he really has been a little Genghis Khan. Genghis Conure, my vet calls him.

 

[Staysee]

Parrots usually - but not always - form a bond with the person who handles them the most. So it’s no surprise at all that he’s gravitating towards you. It can become a problem, however, because they can become one person birds. Which means they can become aggressive with anyone who isn’t their one person.

This can be headed off by socialization. Making sure he gets handled by many people often will help make sure he doesn’t overbond to you.

I work long hours so my other half is with him from like 10am to 11pm....sometimes midnight some days. So can't be that....he has already met my parents and my other halfs mum.

So not sure why he wants my attention all the time cos 4 days a week he's with my other half

 

[clark_conure]

The question I'd ask is when you put him on the couch between you, or you sit him on the couch and you both go to the floor, does he come to you or him. That should answer if he prefers one over the other or just sees one as dominant or etc.

Or he's a boy and your a girl (woman) and........he likes him some girl kisses. Birds can tell people gender.

 

[Staysee]

He'll always come to me, even if he's on my other half....he flies from him to me.

We don't know yet if he's/she's a boy or girl yet but we're going to find out soon

 

[clark_conure]

you don't have any pictures! so I'm going to guess he's a male wanting pretty momma time. 50-50 chance either way......lol

 

[Staysee]

I can supply plenty of pictures! Haha

 

[Staysee]

I could add more haha but this is a few of my faves, when he/she fell asleep on me

 

[clark_conure]

Awwwwwww I love that when they nod off.

 

[Staysee]

It seems he/she just prefers women.

My other halfs niece came over and Syd went straight to her

 

[GaleriaGila]

Welllllllllllll...
I WILL say that the Rickeybird hates females a lot less than he hates males...
:57:

 

[Staysee]

He had a good bath!

[ame="https://youtu.be/eh9OTq4mEzs"]Syd having a bath - YouTube[/ame]

 

[GaleriaGila]

Geeeee, that low head bob and splash in the corner thing is SO Rickeybird.
Since he was a baby I have offered him blow-drying. Not sure how it started... so long ago. I put him on my shoulder and hold the dryer at arm's length, allowing him to get as close as he likes (medium setting). He usually goes about half-way down my bicep. It might be too drying for some species, but our birds are from arid Patagonia, and it has never bothered the Rb. In fact he cloes his eyes and leans forward, turning back and forth.
Who knows if Syd will like it... but you might try it someday.