Balance issues

[HarleY 062]

I applaud your efforts.
I (think) a part of the problem is in Blues lack of strength. Try and calm him by trying to just be one on one. . . put him on your lap and sit down with him, start by just talking, singing ;whatever: It may take a few times or time, but you will find him calming down. Then keep that in a stretch of time of your choosing, and when its not an episode/problem FOR HIM go the next stage use your finger lightly (very lightly) to stroke him, How he reacts the first time is how you form timing to go to the next stage . . caressing . . . just lightly stroking him; and you will notice how he responds, And when YOU feel comfortable with picking up each wing separately . . . just slightly to start with, and as it goes along improve the stroking, You are exercising muscles in your bird that havent been used for so long . . . and it will take time, not days, not weeks,or even years . . . just bird time,
Cage bound is what Blue is going thru . . . wouldn"t you if you were treated in the same way and conditions?It is recognised as an effort in itself to overcome this.
stick to the gentle exercising, then use what he likes to start getting him out, on his own, from his prison. Lets say he really likes Pine nuts, use them outside his cage, as enducement. It takes time but usually at some point in time he will start stealing out to get the goodies. Need I explain more on this point
You will experience ups and downs . . . sometimes one step, forward, then two steps back. Please make sure that your time with Blue is only Blue and you. not sharing the phone, mobile tv or otherwise . . just you and Blue.
I do the same for my flock, each one, over a given period, get a one on one. And each one have their own special way of presenting themselves and enjoying the time together I touch them, I caress them inorder to see the health and signs of any oncoming problems

 

[kme33882]

I applaud your efforts.
I (think) a part of the problem is in Blues lack of strength. Try and calm him by trying to just be one on one. . . put him on your lap and sit down with him, start by just talking, singing ;whatever: It may take a few times or time, but you will find him calming down. Then keep that in a stretch of time of your choosing, and when its not an episode/problem FOR HIM go the next stage use your finger lightly (very lightly) to stroke him, How he reacts the first time is how you form timing to go to the next stage . . caressing . . . just lightly stroking him; and you will notice how he responds, And when YOU feel comfortable with picking up each wing separately . . . just slightly to start with, and as it goes along improve the stroking, You are exercising muscles in your bird that havent been used for so long . . . and it will take time, not days, not weeks,or even years . . . just bird time,
Cage bound is what Blue is going thru . . . wouldn"t you if you were treated in the same way and conditions?It is recognised as an effort in itself to overcome this.
stick to the gentle exercising, then use what he likes to start getting him out, on his own, from his prison. Lets say he really likes Pine nuts, use them outside his cage, as enducement. It takes time but usually at some point in time he will start stealing out to get the goodies. Need I explain more on this point
You will experience ups and downs . . . sometimes one step, forward, then two steps back. Please make sure that your time with Blue is only Blue and you. not sharing the phone, mobile tv or otherwise . . just you and Blue.
I do the same for my flock, each one, over a given period, get a one on one. And each one have their own special way of presenting themselves and enjoying the time together I touch them, I caress them inorder to see the health and signs of any oncoming problems

I can touch him. I crunch of his pin feathers, and do head scratches. I can transfer him on my arms. He knows certain tricks. He is beyond nasty to my husband. We’ve been working on this. I can take him out some days for 20-30 minutes. He’ll become over stimulated, and I’ll either transfer him to his cage, or help him down to go to his cage. Other times he’ll come out for an hour or so. Always on his place stand. Because of his broken wing he has some mobility issues with that as well. It’s just a bunch of things stacked from what I gathered from vets. He’s really scared of a lot of things and in my opinion it’s expressed through anger (big wings, eye pinning, and raised feathers). Vacuuming around him the first year I had him was challenging. I don’t have a choice where his cage is needs to be vacuumed daily. He’s not as dusty as a cockatoo but he isn’t dust free. It’s been a learning experience for me.