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I'm not convince in either religion or the evolution theory, has I have never met anyone who was present or has personally seen primates become humans or met Jesus. Maybe we came from outer space. anyway going off track. I'm was wondering what race started bird keeping and how they learnt to keep th...

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AJPeter what you want doesn't come into it. one day, out of the blue, Billie might say "hello Billie". Because birds mimics sounds that they hear repeatedly. When I remove the cage covers from Delfin and Bluey's cages I say "good morning" to them, when I go to work I say "Go...

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I don't think you have read my post properly. I know there are numerous lists of Toxic plants available and I know of most toxic plants and if I'm unsure, I can find on the internet I was wondering how the list came to be made. when and who started to keep records. how the data for these records wer...

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how many lists of toxic plant are available?. why would I put up another, it would just be a repeated copy and why would you want to read another list. This was more about how the list came into being. don't you ever wonder how and why, or do you just follow? sometime it's good to think outside the ...

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about 2 years ago I visited a pet shop and was given a wild rainbow lorikeet that had been hit by a car. The person who gave me the lorikeet said she had taken the bird to a vet. the bird had the works, X-rays and full visual body check and there was nothing wrong physically with this bird. yet it r...

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I was just wondering how it was found out which plants are toxic to Parrots. Was it through accidental death or experimental trials. Then again, was it observation of wild Parrots eating. The accidental death while unfortunate serves to help prevent future deaths provided that this information was p...

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if you got a bird because you wanted it to talk, then you could be disappointed. I got a bird because I like birds.

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I suggest that you that her avian vet for an assessment.

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I notice that I didn't mention the word "inside". I meant inside basket ball courts.

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I have heard of people hiring the local Basketball court to teach their bird recall training before going out onto the big blue. it's big enough to get the idea through to the birds yet keeps them contained.

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as Skye crew and Molossus say, the road of breeding birds is not a easily one. you and your wife need to be on the same page if you intend to breed your birds. you can't stop the birds instinct to breed, but you can manage it. speak to breeders both local and on the forum for advise. Go into this wi...

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I find that Delfin and Bluey have a couple taste tests before they decide that this new food tastes good. Delfin tried honey around three times before he like it. Yet Bluey will not eat honey at all but likes passion fruit where Delfin doesn't. Neither birds like strawberries.

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Pixiescam The Idea is to have your Bird come to trust you and that is achieved by having Daily trust and bond building sessions. By using the following method you are showing your bird you want to be their friend and have no intention to do harm and food is a great motivator. Do not stick your hand ...

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hello cam
is Ziggy hand raised or aviary bred?

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adil Zaman you need to improve Mithu diet. So I would focus on changing Mithu diet before commencing a training schedule. If the bird's diet is unhealthy, than the bird is unhealthy both physically and mentally. This will not achieve good results in training. Your birds diet should consist of vegies...

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it's really difficult to type with a Alexandrine crawling all over you

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Missk Well said. You see in pet shops and supermarket, packets of bird food that state complete bird food. All it consist of, is seed. This is not a normal Parrots diet. Parrots in the wild eat nuts, fruits, vegies. seeds, grains and apparently insects. Also at certain times of the year they land on...

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it worked for me and my IRN Bluey so I believe in sharing the goodness

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yes Parrots are intelligent and have long memories. how would you feel if someone took away your favorite thing?. always end any interaction with your bird on a positive note. I somewhat agree with Missk. learn to see the bite coming. The object is not to get bitten. But if you do don't put on a sho...

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Today I went through our container of used Parrot chew toys and pulled them apart and threw away the components that were too damage to use and kept the components that were reusable. I also had an old Parrot swing. There was two large hard plastic balls with a bell inside, five sets of six links of...

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adil Zaman The Idea is to have your Bird come to trust you and that is achieved by having Daily trust and bond building sessions. By using the following method you are showing your bird you want to be their friend and have no intention to do harm and food is a great motivator. Do not stick your hand...

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The rope you're using look like sisal. thanks for the links.

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Hello Mitchan excellent Photos your birds look fantastic. In the photo of the cage top setup I notice a net. where did you get it? The ones that I find have too small a hole and I believe that my birds would get tangle up in them. That is the purpose of a net. But the one in your photo have rather l...

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Hello Jexa308
Jump to Alexandrine forum and read the subject "problems with new Alexandrine" this method I have used with get success. I also recommend that you read the whole subject.

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Hello Harrysmums
Jump to the Alexandrine forum and read the post "problems with my new Alexandrine"
follow the method that I posted. I also have a aviary bred IRN named Bluey and a hand raised Alexandrine named Delfin.

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thebends2000 and ihanna She could be displaying cage territory aggression, hand hatred or it could be hormonal. But you mention that you force the Alexandrine to have a bath, was this before or after she starting biting your hand and did you do this more then once?. This will not build trust or bond...

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AJPeter your bird Billie is just amazing. I mean in just four days Billie gone from pooping anywhere to flying back to her cage and to poop. Could it be that Billie understands the English language or that you're a "bird whisperer"

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T5copper The Idea is to have your IRNs come to trust you and that is achieved by having trust and bond building sessions. I recently adopted a aviary bred IRN (Bluey) who had very limited human contact (food and water changes only) and in less than a month I have Bluey stepping up onto my finger. ta...

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I just need to mention that Delfin has a great interest in Mobile Phones, TV remotes, keys and a computer Mouse. Over the last month I have been Observing Delfin's and Bluey's behaviour but there was some real advances in this last week. The first observation was when a mate named john dropped in fo...

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one of my friends has trained his male eclectus parrot to fly to a garbage can and poop in that. it took him around 6 months.

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Yeah I know people used spray bottles to punish birds but they are set to spray a jet of water and these people then spray straight into the birds face. That sort of training is redundant. we use the fine mist setting and spray the bird body and they do enjoy it. I can do this because my birds trust...

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Glad to help Please give feedback

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but all l can say is that my bird does not bite me now and has not done so for over a month, AJPeter There must be another AJPeter . Because I'm sure that I read a post on the 5th of December 2013 about a AJPeter been bitten by his bird yet again. My birds are reaching new heights. Now when I get h...

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tonight Bluey was responding a lot quicker to fly to my hand and is remaining on my hand a lot longer with each trust and bonding session. I believe that Delfin is having a huge impact on Bluey's trust and bonding. Bluey flew to my hand 35 times then went into his cage had a drink of water and then ...

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Yesterday after I had finish training, Which is really a trust and bond building session not circus training. Bluey flew down and sat on the arm rest of the chair about 15 cm from my hand and chattered to me for around five minutes. That was until our tomcat walked out from behind the chair. Bluey t...

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bryanvicent
it might be an idea to look on the web to Identify your bird. the training method remains the same

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Erin SA if the Alexandrine bites, do not yell, scream, cry, jump around or put on a show. The Alexandrine will see it as a great show and will be encouraged and reinforced to continue biting. the best thing to do is ignore it on matter how much it hurts. leaving the room will work. showing your disp...

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I gather the bird is caged inside the house probably in the living room. this is the method I used on my aviary bred IRN with get results once you have accomplish this you will need to interact as much as possible with your bird. Feather Plucking is usually caused by Boredom and frustration and this...

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with the right training she should get better. you need to identify the trigger or triggers that is causing her to bite. seems like she's lonely, bore and frustrated. you will need to earn her trust. remember when you train a bird. the idea is to get the bird to do what you want without forcing it. ...

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I'm training my Alexandrine Delfin and IRN Bluey at the same time. Delfin is on the T-perch and Bluey is in the cage but the door is open. Delfin was hand raised where Bluey was aviary bred. I'm using sunflower seeds as the training treats and these are not part of the birds normal diet. With Bluey ...

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You have adopted the female IRN. Why did the previous owner put the bird up for adoption? I got a Alexandrine first and then a IRN. The Alexandrine was hand raised where the IRN was aviary bred. In three days I had the IRN stepping up onto my finger, taking food from my hands and he/she hasn't bitte...

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the Indian ringneck, African ringneck and the Alexandrine are all members of the ringneck family and are not a parrot but a parakeet which the Alexandrine is the largest, there are 5 sub species. with the Nepalese being the largest, growing to half a metre long. although I saw one at Morriset on the...

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why would you eat pet food. God knows what is put in it. the ingredients used are of a lower standards that's why pet food is not fit for human consumption. I read a report years ago about the so called gourmet pet foods. in both wet and dry pet foods there is a high level of bacteria, chemicals, bi...

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the trick is to train them to go to the cage. remember the to train them to do what you want without forcing them.
look at the time you sending them to bed. turn off lights expect for a night light. feed them a bit later. look at clicker training.

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you need to read my second post again and follow that. the bird need to get use to you before your hand.

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first thing DON'T PANIC. animals can sense when someone is panicking and that's not good for the animal. also when you panic you lose the ability to think straight and make mistakes. Have you given your birds a full inspection. Some blood sucking insects can be really difficult to remove. There are ...

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hello parrotlover Are they the same species of parrot? I suggest you put them into separate cages and put them next to each other and I wouldn't let them out together yet, nor put them in the same cage. But if you let one out at a time. the one that is out might fly to the others cage or you could p...

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I think that the birds, like most animals don't bite the hand that feeds them or in most cases the person. After all who can resist a free feed.The scenic railway in the blue mountains had a bird feeding station and those birds would take food from anyone. In Sydney's centennial park the white cocka...

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put yourself into the bird position, for 5 months he as been with someone he come to trust. Then he is put with a complete stranger who is chasing him around. how would you feel?
but make him feel comfortable and safe then your on the way to having a companion bird

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you need to think positive and re-evaluate your approach to your bird and your first mistake is to chase the bird. second mistake is to force the bird to do something it doesn't want to do. you need to do clicker training. I have done this and I know it works. first buy a clicker. next, with your bi...

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