new DYH flock member

Hi I am a new flock member to an 8 year old DYH Amazon. She was given up to me after a man had her for just a few months. His mother's DYH did not like her. He got her from someone that was feeding her sunflower seeds only. He started her on a mixed seed and pellets. I have tried to offer fruits and vegetables now but she will only except pomegranates so far. I still offer other fresh foods. I have picked all the sunflower seeds out and offer them as treats during training only. She is very quiet right now but only have had her for a little more than a week. She makes some noise and get excited once in a while. She went into a molt I think it is due to stress. She is not hand trained but we are working on it. She now will take treats from my hand and will target. She likes to lick my finger but don't want me to touch her yet. I think we have came a long way for no longer then we have been together. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I want to take her to a vet but I don't want to add any more stress on her right now. We live an hour away from any aviary vet. She seem to be doing fine. Other then the loss of a few down feathers each day.

Generally, they will eat sweet potato and as long as you can get high vitamin A foods in them that's a start.

Aloe Detox mixed with fruit juice (I did 50-50) will help clean up her liver, and get her liver values down. A high seed diet undoubtedly mucked it up some... that is just "a given." You can get it online or at a health food store. It's not toxic, and the human grade stuff is better, and A LOT less expensive than the "parrot grade" stuff...

As far as the handling stuff... with zons, you just have to get them to get passed it once or twice. Once they accept it, you're golden. They begin to open up. UNTIL they accept it, progress is slow.

It's like flicking a switch. Amazons have an on-off switch. They really do. And once you flick that switch... different bird!

They also have an overload button...

Try not to press that one!

Thank you. She is a very sweet bird. She has been very sweet so far. We have an 8 year old daughter who loves to sing to her and she seem to love it. That is when she seems the most vocal or q
when we do the target training.