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Post by siobhan on Oct 28, 2015 10:51:50 GMT -5
We had a guy at the house this morning to do a little work. He had to go into the Birdcage briefly and I went along to keep the birds calm since, even though they've seen him before (he's also a friend of ours), they usually freak out when somebody they don't know well comes in their room, especially when he's carrying something, as Ty was. And they squawked and flew around, and Clyde lunged as Ty walked past his boing, but when Ty finished and went BACK past the boing, Clyde flew over and landed on his shoulder and wanted to be buddies. Ty is not a bird person, so he was the one who was a little freaked out and after I stopped laughing, I picked Clyde up and let Ty escape. Just when you think you know how a parrot's going to behave they go and do something to surprise you. Clyde has never wanted anything to do with Ty before.
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Post by biteybird on Oct 28, 2015 12:53:54 GMT -5
They are certainly huge personalities jammed into a small package! Bonnie is still messing with OUR minds, too. She screams for my husband whenever he leaves the room, but tries to bite his fingers when she's out of her cage (although she's been a bit better recently). Yesterday she was out and he was outside - she HATED it! She completely ignored me and spent the entire time flying frantically from one side of the house to the other (she was watching where my husband was walking from the front yard to the back yard and trying to follow). She also landed on the lace curtains where they have the split/gap down the middle and had one foot on each curtain with her legs splayed out sideways...that looked quite amusing.  I have a hypothesis that Bonnie likes my husband but does not like his fingers. He has to sit with his hands under a tea towel when she is out.  |
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Post by siobhan on Oct 28, 2015 13:55:26 GMT -5
I usually leave the birds in their cages if someone has to do something in their room, until the someone is finished and has left. The water heater is in there, the washer and dryer are in there. I forgot Ty was coming this morning and had already let them out when he pulled up and by then it was too late. They won't go back into their cages without a battle royal until bedtime, so I had to let him take his chances. He joked that if somebody bit him, he was going to charge double. At least, I think he was joking ...
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Post by bruce on Nov 19, 2015 13:43:37 GMT -5
Well, my QP Chuckie definitely has an variable opinion as to fingers. Away from his "house", just fine, near his "house", I have no idea if he is going to attack or play groom them. Of late we have been having play fights, I hold his beak and he starts play nipping my thumb and fingers, then I start rubbing his belly and he grabs my finger to push it away. Usually can get him laughing if this goes on for a minute or so. If he gets too aggressive, I say "ouch" and he usually calms down. As to anyone coming in the house, I confirm that he is secure. He is too unpredictable to let him interact with people he does not know.
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Post by aaron on Nov 20, 2015 13:21:57 GMT -5
Haha, I love play-fighting with Cupcake. She clearly finds it very fun, often laughs as well. She really handles getting messed with very well. You can scoop her up, rumple all of her feathers (gently of course), put her down, and she'll come right back for more There's really no biting involved. She really only bites when she's genuinely worked up about something and doesn't seem to be in control of herself. Cupcake yells at anyone she doesn't know when they visit the house. All of our maintenance people in the apartment building know that if they come to our apartment, there will be a parrot yelling at them. Usually after a few minutes, she will chill out, but not always. Sometimes she'll start trying to land on them. She is definitely not the most social bird, but we have no instances of her being aggressive unless she has been directly approached. I can understand being wary of them interacting with people nonetheless. We don't allow her anywhere near any children, ever. Just to be safe. |
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I have a hypothesis that Bonnie likes my husband but does not like his fingers. He has to sit with his hands under a tea towel when she is out. 
