Why Does My Ringneck Keep Flying From My Shoulder to Her Cage?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
Bird Enviornments / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Ringnecks
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Lydia G. has 2 issues with my Indian Ringneck

Hi, my Indian Ringneck keeps flying back to her cage all the time when I take her around on my shoulder.

She won’t venture further than a foot away from it.

She also has a box she likes to spend time in and on.

She has toys to play with and I give her branches to rip up.

I keep going and getting her every time and repeat it quite a few times and she always goes back.

She was doing this at her previous owners too.

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How Do I Handle 2 Flighted Out of Control Cockatiels?

Mitch Rezman
July 9, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Biting Birds / Cockatiels
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Elleen A. relates,

I have 2 male fully flighted cockatiels that will not let us handle them. They are bonded. How can I get them to let us handle them again?

Dear Elleen
Short answer. You can’t. Birds of a feather stick together and you have no feathers.

Long answer.

You can clip their wings, separate them into different cages, and plan to spend several hours with each of them individually in daily sessions in hopes to earn their trust and want to be with you.

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How Do I Stop My 21-year-old Female Cockatiel From Screaming?

Mitch Rezman
July 8, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting
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Nancy B. has a very needy cockatiel,

My 21-year-old female cockatiel refuses to stay in her cage.

She goes to all extents to get attention, the most of which is constant screaming.

If she so much as hears a squeak as I’m walking down the stairs – she starts screaming.

She can go on for hours at a time until I finally take her out of the cage.

This behavior is constant and interestingly she tries to “mate” when she sits on my finger.

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How Do I Stop My African Grey From Making These Weird Noises?

Mitch Rezman
June 25, 2021
African grey / Bird Behavior / Veterinarian Related
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Barbara S. doesn’t know what to do,

I have an African grey named Rocky who is 29 years old.

Over the last couple of years, he started to make these strange noises day and night out of nowhere.

So we took him to our aviary vet and after several visits and numerous tests, it was determined that it is a behavioral issue.

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Hello, I Am Looking for Help in Training My Parrots

Mitch Rezman
June 25, 2021
African grey / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Bird Rescue / Feather Plucking
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Sarah A. relates,

Hello, I am looking for help in training my parrots.

I have two African grey parrots.

They are 21 and we have had them their whole lives.

My mom used to handle them, however, she began to have severe allergies from their dust.

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What Is a Reliable Bird-safe Emergency Heat Source?

Mitch Rezman
June 25, 2021
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Events / Pionus parrot / Veterinarian Related
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Jean R. is concerned,

I have a middle-aged white-capped Pionus parrot.

I live in North Carolina in an apartment that uses electric heat.

I chose this apartment for my parrot because I ran into issues with gas leaks at other places and was concerned about my bird.

But in making the switch I lost the option to use gas logs in a winter loss of power in cold weather (which we had last winter).

I do not even get hot water.

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Why Does My Older Budgie Continually Fall Off His Perches?

Mitch Rezman
June 18, 2021
Bird & Parrot Anaotmy / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments
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Older rescued parakeet drops from perches many times a day and then climbs back up.

Avian Vet could not find a reason except that her feet are not very strong and her breastbone is small.

What else can we do for her?

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A Congo Greys Companion’s Feather Plucking Questions Answered

Mitch Rezman
June 17, 2021
African grey / Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anaotmy / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Nutrition / Hormonal issues in birds / Plucking/Screaming
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First name: Peggy C.

How long has your bird been plucking?

Approximately 7 years

Species (please be specific, there are 43 species of Macaws)

Congo African Grey parrot

Your bird’s sex if (known) by DNA or feather color (dimorphic bird)?

Female

Your bird’s age?

19
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Why Does My Ringneck Keep Flying From My Shoulder to Her Cage?

How Do I Handle 2 Flighted Out of Control Cockatiels?

How Do I Stop My 21-year-old Female Cockatiel From Screaming?

Hello, I Am Looking for Help in Training My Parrots

Why Does My Older Budgie Continually Fall Off His Perches?

A Congo Greys Companion’s Feather Plucking Questions Answered

Phone Orders & Support 877-287-0818

Windy City Parrot Since 1993

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