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Post by txcowgirl on Nov 9, 2015 18:21:09 GMT -5
I found a qp outside In the back of an apartment. I have had since Friday. He is a handful. He will not let me handle him and he goes crazy when I change out his food. Please help with any suggestions.
Gwen
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Post by cnyguy on Nov 9, 2015 21:10:43 GMT -5
Under the circumstances, it's probably best not to try to handle the parrot you found at all, unless it's absolutely necessary. If the bird you found is someone's companion parrot who escaped, then the parrot is undoubtedly scared and unsure of what's happening. Since it may be an escaped parrot, I would imagine that you're trying to locate an owner. In some places, there are naturalized (wild) Quakers, and if that's what you found, he/she isn't used to being handled, and would need lots of time and patience to get used to handling.
My QP Ralph seldom bites me, but will sometimes attack my hand when I'm servicing his food dish. I have yet to make him understand that "you're not supposed to bite the hand that feeds you." When you go to change your found parrot's food, talk gently to him/her, and explain what you're doing and why. That helps sometimes.
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Post by txcowgirl on Nov 9, 2015 22:37:50 GMT -5
I have a grey and electus so i know birds. I have looked for the owner for a week. No reports of a lost bird. Of course everyone wants him but there is no way he can go to someone till he is tamed down . Of course I am already attached to him. He just doesn't seem to be a family pet. We went to the vet and he seems OK. My birds I got out of the neSt so this is new for me. I want this baby to like me.
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Post by rickygonzalez on Nov 10, 2015 3:00:55 GMT -5
When I got my qp he was not tame. The best thing I can tell you is, take it slow. I'm guessing he's not clipped, I did that with mine about two weeks after I got him and it made an instant difference. He would fly off and land on the floor and I would "rescue" him. After a few times of that he got the idea I was safe. Now about 9 months later, he won't leave me alone.... Lol so be careful what you wish for... You can also work on target training while he is in the cage. If I had known that when I got mine that's what I would've done. It takes longer, but I believe it's less traumatic for the bird. He no doubt is incredibly stressed so I would leave him be for a bit longer. Just try to talk to him softly and reassure him. In time he will come around. Good luck, keep us posted.
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Post by easttex on Nov 10, 2015 3:15:04 GMT -5
Getting a rescued or rehomed parrot is very different from raising a young one, as you're seeing. For a little perspective, there is a good post called Good Read for Rescues on the Quaker Parrot Talk board. It is pinned. I recommend you start there.
First thing, and maybe you are already doing this, is he should be quarantined from your other birds for at least 30 days. If you still have him then and intend to keep him, put him in a location where he can watch the routine for a while without being pressured. I was not able to start comfortably handling my QP until he'd been here for seven months. Then things moved very quickly.
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Post by julianna on Nov 11, 2015 15:14:11 GMT -5
Oscar is going to be 7 years old soon and he still will attack me when I change his food. Mind you it isn't as bad as it used to be but Gary is correct... they do not understand that we are the hand that feeds them.
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Post by bruce on Nov 11, 2015 20:02:20 GMT -5
As I have mentioned in other posts, I inherited Chuckie, and for a long time (several months) it seemed his one ambition in life was to turn my hand and arms into well ventilated pin cushions. He still lunges at me when I pass his door in the morning. I have gotten wise to this tactic, and immediately turn and stare him down. Oddly enough, this seems to interrupt his plans and he starts chirping and being very "happy birdie" in his attitude. Gwen, it is possible that the QP you found was a breeder bird, who was never taught that humans were anything but the awful beings that took his/her babies from the nest. Giving him/her time to adjust is a really good suggestion. Did the vet have any idea as to age of the QP?
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