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I'm sort of terrified of cockatoos now, after reading this thread.


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I'm sort of terrified of cockatoos now, after reading this thread.
I'm sort of terrified of cockatoos now, after reading this thread.
I'm sort of terrified of cockatoos now, after reading this thread.
Oh no need to be terrified just wary ! Read the body language and you'll avoid trouble. That goes for all companion birds.
Be Big,
Alan
I'm sort of terrified of cockatoos now, after reading this thread.
18 months into bird ownership I haven't been bitten.....YET!
18 months into bird ownership I haven't been bitten.....YET!
bitten by your bird ?18 months into bird ownership I haven't been bitten.....YET!
I have a Hahn's Macaw now, and formerly a Jenday Conure. The beak of the Jenday was more narrow and so easier IMO to tolerate even if he really got his attitude into it. My Hanh's has a similar sized but differently arrayed beak structure. Not only is the wideness problematic it tends to be thinner than the Jenday's so when he gives me a bite I have to really mask my frustration so he doesn't know that he "Won".
My biggest problem with my Hahn's is the sharpness of the beak. If I don't keep right on top of making new wooden chew toys the tip of his beak turns into a hole-puncher and always draws blood.
Oh boy. Our Grey used to just hit us with his beak but once he got me good. It actually scared me more than it hurt. We had 2 parakeets that really hurt. They would HANG on and not want to let go. The other ones never hurt me. However, my cockatiel (not hand tamed), Bella, is the worst.