Would somebody watch this and tell me if your bird does this?

[Zumaria]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyY9tzlbfQM]Jenga headbanging? - YouTube[/ame]

This is Jenga. She does this sometimes...I thought maybe it was a territory related thing because Yahtzee (the cat) was in the room, but she does it sometimes when she's alone too...is she just playing with her toy? lol

Also, does your birdy bang it's beak into things? Sometimes she rams her food dishes lol

 

[Birdman666]

Absolutely, yes, my cag does the exact same thing!

ODDLY ENOUGH, THAT IS "NORMAL"...

 

[strudel]

My galah rolls her head around on her neck a bit like Stevie Wonder does when he's singing. She walks up and back and rolls her head. It looks a bit like Jenga, but she's right side up.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Both my Amazons do the identical thing. It's quite funny!

And your Jenga is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!

 

[Birdman666]

Mine does it while singing the "Batbird" song...

He spent so much time upside down as a young bird, that my daughter would be singing the "batman" song, "da-ta-da-ta-da-ta-da-ta Batbird!" He picked it up in context...

He also makes his toys talk when he beats them up. "Owwww! Stop it! That hurts! That's too hard! Knock it off!" All phrases he picked up when I was bite pressure training him... which he now uses on himself when he latches on to things...

He also does it as a warning to people who are annoying him. If he is starting to look upset and says "Oww! Stop it! That hurts!" It means back off, or the bird is going to bite the crap out of you...

That one is unmistakable.

 

[Zumaria]

Haha, good thing she's not crazy then!

Thank you all for the responses! And thank you Jersey, I like to think so too

Jenga doesn't talk much - she's really really quiet but its only been about two weeks... though when she gets huffy I'm telling her to "be nice" and hoping that she will be able to use it like your AG Birdman and warn us when she doesn't want to be bothered!

 

[Birdman666]

Mine has about 10-12 phrases that he uses appropriately.

The aforementioned biting phrases.

"Wanna go outside." (This one is obvious!)

"Izzat good?" (If I am eating something and he wants it.)

"It's good." (If he likes it.)

"Not good." (If he doesn't. This is usually followed by dropping it.)

"Hey! You get outta here." (I used it once on a cat that went up the tree after a bird. Now he uses it on people or creatures he wants to go away.)

"Gotta clean the poop." (Whenever I start cleaning the bird room. Also once in response to telling the conures to go poop on me, when they got to go outside and he didn't. Oh, yes, he did!)

"Sweepea, that's too loud." (My RFM can be loud at times. My CAG generally tells him to quiet down before I do.)

"Knock it off." (Generally also used with my RFM. But he also uses it with people that annoy him.)

"Time for breakfast." (obvious.)

"Time for bed." (Also obvious.)

"Sarah, get up!" (When I am getting ready for work in the morning. I used to have a hard time getting my daughter out of bed.)

He has also called Sarah downstairs, using my angry voice, and she fell for it...

He also does the doorbell so well, that you have to look at the expression on his face before running to answer the door. (He plays practical jokes, but can't play poker.)

He also does the other bird's distress noises. (Same deal. Run downstairs, only to find everything quiet, and a CAG with a grin on his face...)

 

[Mayden]

Mine has about 10-12 phrases that he uses appropriately.

The aforementioned biting phrases.

"Wanna go outside." (This one is obvious!)

"Izzat good?" (If I am eating something and he wants it.)

"It's good." (If he likes it.)

"Not good." (If he doesn't. This is usually followed by dropping it.)

"Hey! You get outta here." (I used it once on a cat that went up the tree after a bird. Now he uses it on people or creatures he wants to go away.)

"Gotta clean the poop." (Whenever I start cleaning the bird room. Also once in response to telling the conures to go poop on me, when they got to go outside and he didn't. Oh, yes, he did!)

"Sweepea, that's too loud." (My RFM can be loud at times. My CAG generally tells him to quiet down before I do.)

"Knock it off." (Generally also used with my RFM. But he also uses it with people that annoy him.)

"Time for breakfast." (obvious.)

"Time for bed." (Also obvious.)

"Sarah, get up!" (When I am getting ready for work in the morning. I used to have a hard time getting my daughter out of bed.)

He has also called Sarah downstairs, using my angry voice, and she fell for it...

He also does the doorbell so well, that you have to look at the expression on his face before running to answer the door. (He plays practical jokes, but can't play poker.)

He also does the other bird's distress noises. (Same deal. Run downstairs, only to find everything quiet, and a CAG with a grin on his face...)

I love CAG/TAGS/birds that mimic, I think it's brilliant to see how they learn things in context.

I've only been fooled a few times with Merlin - and that's been with a phone ringing. I've ran downstairs to answer the phone on more than one occasion just to be told that it was Trouble.

Living with CAGs must be great. I'm jealous of you all

 

[Birdman666]

though when she gets huffy I'm telling her to "be nice" and hoping that she will be able to use it like your AG Birdman and warn us when she doesn't want to be bothered!

Use words and phrases consistently with them, in context, and they will pick it up in context.

There were a few phrases I omitted from my list.

Like the time my bird saw that I had a bad day, and was feeling down, went and got a cashew... placed it in my hand, and told me I was a "good boy!"

And the "Halloween incident" where a small child fell down under the tree, and started crying, and he went to the end of the branch and hung upside down over her and said, "Wassamatter? You're okay. Come here. It's okay..."

They really are amazing, if you work with them...

Also, introduce things to the bird. Explain what they are. You would be surprised how much they get.

 

[Zumaria]

Great thanks for the tips! She is still surprisingly quiet - she's only been here about 3 weeks though. We are making improvement in trust as far as stepping up etc just need her to start to open up. We have the next 50+ years so I think she'll come around by then! lol I'm really excited to see her blossom though, so far she has learned that if I say "gimme a kiss" she'll touch her beak to my nose.

 

[Birdman666]

Great thanks for the tips! She is still surprisingly quiet - she's only been here about 3 weeks though. We are making improvement in trust as far as stepping up etc just need her to start to open up. We have the next 50+ years so I think she'll come around by then! lol I'm really excited to see her blossom though, so far she has learned that if I say "gimme a kiss" she'll touch her beak to my nose.

I taught mine the "Eskimo Kisses" game.

Rubbing nose to beak while singing "Let's rub noses, like the Eskimo-ses."

Sometimes he does it. Sometimes he doesn't. Annoy him with it, and he pinches your nose.

This one is a visual...