How much hanging out is ok?

So I was reading the document don't be a tease..
And apperently if you socialize with your parrot to much you can overbond..

How much is too much? I am not going to lie, I am home a lot, and he has been with me as much as the dog has basically..

A day is normally::
*wake up at 9, he gets fed, he eats for a little while and then climb out to me. He will from this time sit on my shoulder until I either run to a client (which means I usually leave around 12.00) or I take my nap around 1.00
During those 3-4 hours he is with me outside when I train the dog, take a walk, sit in the forum, or just laying on the bed reading. I am far from alwas interacting with him.. He will prune my hair, talk to me, climb around, he loves chewing on my bra strap, he plays with my skin, and if I lay on my back in bed he will just roll over on his back and lay there pruning himself.. (that just didn't sound right)..

After that if I take my nap he's in the cage for a couple of hours, or if I have my client I am gone until approx 6 or so, then when I come home, I let him out again and now we hang out watching tv together, this until I go to bed at 11.00 or 12.00 and then we start over the next day..

So I also learned yesterday that he should be fed 2X a day, and today I read about oversocialization and not to tease the bird.. He did try to mate with my hand today, I gave him my angry face and said no and ignored him putting him on the cage.. He didn't try it again..

But a lot of these times he just hangs out on me, he gets a kiss on the head here and there, a scratch as well, but a lot of it is just passive socialization.. Is that still too much? I suspect that some of his quietness that he has is because he gets his "fill" so to say.. cause when I put him in the cage and close the door he never screams, he just plays with his toys.. and he lets me sleep as long as I want.. I hear him sometimes playing with his toys, but he never does that morning scream people talk about..

But he also never plays with his toys if he has access to me, only when he's locked up in the cage.. Should I ignore him more? or is he allowed to hang out? What's a recommended time?

Time out time inside the cage is good, even when you are home. This way he is used to spending few hrs by himself, entertaining himself. Then when you are out of the house, he is okay, entertaining himself inside his cage. Btw he sounds like a doll. I glad you kept kept him, he seems to have transitioned to you very well.

Ok.. so I will def cut down on the time with me then.. Its just so easy cause I have the time right now.. Im enjoying a rather quiet summer on the work front for the first time in 6 years.. Its lovely..

and yeah he transitions easily.. The landlord first said I had to rehome him, his grand daughter wanted him, he was hanging out with her from the first day and head bobbing to her as well.. He loves everyone, not kidding you.. I can hand him around to 20 people and he will prune them all.. However he will only talk to me, and now he started talking around the bf a little bit.. and its only me he rubs his head on.. But no he is probably the most social bird I ever heard of.. Before this forum I only heard stories about how parrots love 1-2 people and will nip everyone else etc..

hence again whY i think he's a fly away and not released.. He's just laid back and well trained.. we had a couple of small bumps first couple of weeks, but I have a strong feeling that was more handling error than his fault..

But I def wanna keep him laid back, after reading how many people aren't allowed to sleep in in themorning.. i don't want that to change LOL

He sounds alot like my Fargo! Very laid back, lets anyone touch him, and has never made a single noise in the mornings!

I am home each day, and Fargo is out of his cage all day, but he is so independent and so much to play with, that time isnt spent just with me! In the full 24 hours of a day, Fargo is in his cage for about 3 hours altogether (he doesnt sleep in his cage- most people wont approve of that ) haha..

Even though he is incredibly bonded to me, he will only spend maybe an hour or 2 actually sitting with me, cuddling, preening! The rest he entertains himself, which i looooove, and he has always been like that!

But, each weekend, i go to a horse lesson/competition/clinic... and he spends the WHOLE day in his cage.. and he LOVES it... Because he doesnt have to get locked away each day, he classes his cage as another play gym.. So when the day comes he does have to spend his day in it, he doesnt scream or carry on, he spends his time playing!

So for 11 months he has been like this, and we havnt had any problems!!

I guess just teach Jacob to entertain himself on gyms and you will be fine, just make sure he doesnt constantly want to be on you every second of the day!

Tab,

Fargo is absolutely darling.... But you knew that. lol

Ravenessa, your doing a great job with Jacob. You will get to know your bird best and how he fits in to your own routine, so any advise given about that is relative.

Rio is 5 months and spends a lot of her day entertaining herself either in her cage, on her cage, on her stand, on her bungee, and on me. She is so cute, in the morning she can hear the birds in the aviary next door, so I try and close the window so she is not competing, she already sounds like a cocatiel. Sometimes she is really quiet in the mornings and other times you know the bird is awake!

She will screech loudly and then it's like she realizes it was too loud and she tones it down, is really sweet in her vocals just to let me know she is awake. She doesn't like to potty in her sleep cage so I will get up, take her to do her morning 'bomb,' get her some food, and put her back in her cage and I can sleep a little more. Usually no more than an hr. During this time she is eating and playing a little, and sometimes she will take a nap.

Thank you guys, I was experimenting now.. yesterday I didn't give him a lot of attention, maybe just an hour or so.. and he was louder last night and this morning.. I am however going to try to control the interaction more as in more talk training, more tricks etc as opposed to just hang and cling on me.. To make it more quality and more stimulating....

But he def needs a couple of hours a day.. I think 4 or so would be good and that is fairly easy due to my job.. A tired pet is a good pet!