Whitlee
New member
- Feb 27, 2015
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- Parrots
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Charlie RIP(green cheek who is missed so much)
Lefty (one legged red belly who loves men and wants to bite all my fingers off)
Hi!
I recently adopted (off craigslist) a one year old green cheek conure. He is my first bird and I already am so in love. Birds are just so different than any other pet I've ever had or have.
So he has a big cage, lots and lots of toys (a lot of which he could care less about) He talks and chatters and seems very happy now that he's settled in. My boyfriend and I have pretty good work schedules for him. I'm a nurse so I have four full days off. He works four days but gets to come home in the middle of his shifts. Basically, he is never alone for long. His last owner was a very sweet lady who loved him a lot and hated to get rid of him. He is presently playing on his perch top of cage area with his bells.
My problem I don't know bird brains. I've had dogs forever and I think I sometimes approach his training as if he had a mammal brain. He is beaky! He explores everything with his beak. He is super clingy when we are hanging out and climbs all over me. I can put him in (what I think) is an interesting place and he just runs over to me and climbs on to me, beaking whatever part of me and preening. I don't even know. He is happy. We both love the attention. I allow him to climb on to my shoulder. If he resists getting off my shoulder I take him back to the cage.
Is it ok to let your bird be beaky? He isnt hurting me. Sometimes I pet his beak when he's clung on to a sweatshirt and he seems to like it. Is it wrong to pet their beaks? He is a very very good boy and I can tell he was well loved before I got him. I don't think he's trying to dominate me, but who knows! I don't want to make him into a neurotic mess!
Thanks if you have any advice. He's a hilarious and smart little guy. I don't know if I'm being too permissive.
I recently adopted (off craigslist) a one year old green cheek conure. He is my first bird and I already am so in love. Birds are just so different than any other pet I've ever had or have.
So he has a big cage, lots and lots of toys (a lot of which he could care less about) He talks and chatters and seems very happy now that he's settled in. My boyfriend and I have pretty good work schedules for him. I'm a nurse so I have four full days off. He works four days but gets to come home in the middle of his shifts. Basically, he is never alone for long. His last owner was a very sweet lady who loved him a lot and hated to get rid of him. He is presently playing on his perch top of cage area with his bells.
My problem I don't know bird brains. I've had dogs forever and I think I sometimes approach his training as if he had a mammal brain. He is beaky! He explores everything with his beak. He is super clingy when we are hanging out and climbs all over me. I can put him in (what I think) is an interesting place and he just runs over to me and climbs on to me, beaking whatever part of me and preening. I don't even know. He is happy. We both love the attention. I allow him to climb on to my shoulder. If he resists getting off my shoulder I take him back to the cage.
Is it ok to let your bird be beaky? He isnt hurting me. Sometimes I pet his beak when he's clung on to a sweatshirt and he seems to like it. Is it wrong to pet their beaks? He is a very very good boy and I can tell he was well loved before I got him. I don't think he's trying to dominate me, but who knows! I don't want to make him into a neurotic mess!
Thanks if you have any advice. He's a hilarious and smart little guy. I don't know if I'm being too permissive.