Is routine good or bad

Hello everyone. i have some updates on my new owa Shaggy. it's been a little over a month now and he's clicker and target trained and has learned to spin on cue. I'm very happy with the progress we've made. he's now in his permanent cage rather than the smaller one and he's set up in the living room so can hear and see everyone coming and going. He appears to enjoy his new home. Each day when I get home i take him out and give him a quick bath which he loves and then we do some training on his stand and then I give him his dinner on the stand so he gets to be out of the cage until bedtime.
My question is this. Should I continue with the routine or should I switch it up. I notice that if I don't take him out quickly after I get home he starts to scream and I have to hide from him until he stops so I don't set him up to think his screaming is being rewarded. I really want to do things right since he's so young and not make mistakes that could take weeks to correct.

Also I want to get some opinions on how to introduce him to my shoulder. i like a shoulder bird but some people say that's a bad thing so Im not sure. He has never been on a shoulder it appears so he's not missing anything that's just something i enjoy. Thanks for the thoughts.

That's a tough one. I'd say it wouldn't hurt to shake things up a bit. The only things Kiwi is on a set routine with is wake up/bed times and feeding. Otherwise, his day is pretty "open".

Kiwi wasn't trustworthy enough to put on my shoulder until recently. He never tried to climb up there on his own either. I thought he'd really like it, but instead, he's kind of antsy and wants to come down after not long at all. I guess some birds actually don't like the shoulder.

Routine is generally a good thing.

Parrots are creatures of habit.

Great recommendations!

I am one of those individuals that doesn't push or recommend parrots on one's shoulders. There is not a question that it can be a great way to multi-task. However, the human neck is one of those areas that a bite from a medium to large parrot could, be at worst, be life-ending. It should only be as a reward and for very short periods of time. Yes, there have been and are those parrots that have been on shoulders for years and there has never been any problem. So, it comes down to Owner Beware! If your Amazon has little interest in sitting on your shoulder, don't push it!

Amazon's are very social and the arrival of a flock member back to the hangout is always a reason to make lots of contact calls. The same is true for when a member leaves-out. I always make it a point to let everyone know when I come back into the home, regardless of the time of day or night. Yes, I am not always loved for doing this, but I have found out years ago that it is better to let everyone know I'm home than to sneak in. Just never works out well. Point being; Yes lots of contact calls at the arrival, followed by a quick face to face. As stated above, its pretty much open after that. We tend to group things (activities) together to at least have some basic routines mixed with some variation.

Thanks for the advice. I never thought of a bird on my shoulder as possibly life threatening but it's definitely something to heed. Along the same vein is the question of feeding in or out of the cage. I don't really have an issue getting him in or out of the cage st this point so for now hes been getting his breakfast in the cage and his dinner out on his stand. Some bird gurus on YouTube suggest that they should never have a meal while out, only treats, as that can set up issues regarding going back into the cage. I can see the logic there. What do others do.