Major progress made with bobby my amazon

[paulhanlon]

For the first time i have targeted bobby almost out of his new cage he also seems to be getting more use to my hands being near him so hopefully in due time he will feel comfortable enough to step up onto me im glad he is trusting me more now and this is the 5th day he has being with me so in my book that is major progress made

 

[ConureCrazy]

Yay for Bobby! I'm using target/clicker training on my birds too, It's made major progress, I'm glad Bobby has too.

 

[paulhanlon]

I am glad your's is making alot of progress aswell with the right owner and training any bird can be tamed in my eyes keep up the good work and may your little friend bring you all the happyness in the world

 

[wenz2712]

It sounds like you are making great progress with Bobby

 

[paulhanlon]

Indeed i am wenz he is making me so proud

 

[wenz2712]

I am really pleased for you You are going to have many happy years with Bobby

 

[paulhanlon]

Oh i know i am and codie looks so beautiful on he new play stand and pearch

 

[Chaz12]

Ya, Sassy was hand fed, so she really wasn't mean, but until she got use to me, well I used a stick as a secondary arm when biten. She would step on the stick with a command of UP. I would do it about 10 x and than she was ready to listen to me.

 

[paulhanlon]

He will improve eventually but my next amazon is going to be a blue fronted amazon and im making sure it is hand reared this time

 

[Chaz12]

Ya, mine is a Yellow Shouldered Amazon.. She is from Venezuala origanally and 13 inches long. Small Amazon but still lives 70 years or longer. I was fortunate enough to get her handfed. With any Amazon, they will bite occassionally. There is no perfect timid Amazon. We that own Amazons know this well. Example Sassy's aggressive mood is pretty much her excited mood. Tail feathers fan out, eyes get bright orange, feathers ruffle up... But if she is in her cage and acting this way, well I tend to take it as she will bite.. So I will leave her alone. When out of the cage and on my stomach playing, she hunkers up and fans her tail too. But she is excited. Just need to tell which is excited and which is aggression. But while training Bobby, it is important to get him out, when you want to train him. Leaving him in his cage at this time, could make him think that when biting that you will leave him alone. You do not want this. But after years of getting Bobbie out of his cage, you will learn which is excitement and aggression.

 

[paulhanlon]

I think ill keep my hands away from him for the time being due to the fact i have only had him a week today and i couldn't tell if he is excited or not it just seems when ever i put my hands near him he wants to bite and im not chanceing getting bitten