Any Eclectus Parrot Owners out ther. . help? 10pnts?

Question by Kylie F: Any Eclectus Parrot Owners out ther. . help? 10pnts?
Needing advise for first time ekky mum. I have on hold a beautiful female ekky that is three months old. by the time i get her she will be just over four months old. The breeder told me not to put her out on our deck during the days as she will get lonely. But i have two quakers and two tiels that also live on the deck during the daytime while im at work and we all spend the afternoons and nights inside together playing for a few hours before bed and also in the morning before i leave to go to work. i only work two days a week and the other days im in and out all the time but always home by about 3pm. My questions are
1.will 4months of age be harder to bond with
2. if she is on the deck next to the other birds isnt that better then stuck inside all day
3. Any advise for when i bring her home and getting her settled?

Thanks for any input

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Answer by mattdog12
i think having her on the deck with the others is a great idea, just keep an eye on her for the first few weeks till she settles down, if she’s hand reared, then 4 months old shouldnt be a problem, as long as u be persistant and patient with it :)

good idea would be to give it some fruit while its out, if it knows it can eat while with you and be safe, it will be fine :)

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help my eclectus parrot is biting hard!?

Question by *~* Princess *~*: help my eclectus parrot is biting hard!?
He is my 1st parrot and 1 yr old, i’ve had him 1 week. I’ve had him 1 week and he’s very tame. When he’s out he’s very loving and when he’s on the bottom perch he’s fine to get out. But on the higher perch he bites me so hard, edges away and gets his feathers up! I read this is territorial biting so i’ve said No and qalk away so he knows this doesn’t get attention,then praise when he’s good.com Am I doing it exactly right? Will it just take time if I carry on this training? Aptly named he’s an angel when out or on the cage floor, loves to be out and snuggles. It.s just on the perch he draws blood (although i speak softly and show no fear).
many thanks for your advice! i’ll try moving the perch down as he only beaks except on the perch where he makes me bleed.com He seems attached to me, so I’ll see how the lowering goes.com

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Answer by mockingbird
ahah! i know what’s wrong.

“when he’s on the bottom perch he’s fine to get out. But on the higher perch he bites me so hard”

when a bird’s eyes are higher than your, the bird feels dominant. when teh bird’s eyes are lower, the bird feels submissive.
if a bird is terrified of everything, it is a good idea to move it higher.
if a bird is like your — keep it low!
if you put 2 birds in one cage, the dominat one will take the high perch and fight the other one off the perch.
even humans have something like this: the king’s throne was always high up!
not all birds are as senstive to height as yours is, but sometimes you get one like yours.

you can saw off the legs of the cage if the cage is on legs to lower the cage. that is recomended.
always keep your bird below you.

i’m usually againt overt displays of dominance against birds, but it’s one thing for me to let my gentle, forgiving, female cockatiel feel dominant and quite another for you bird. you need to be the dominat one.

that does not mean you get to yell or punish the bird, such things make you not dominant but “predator”. but other behaviors, such as clipping the wings, making the bird depend you you, are probably good for your bird.

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eclectus parrot help plz?

Question by beardie_lover_53: eclectus parrot help plz?
does anyone know where i could find an eclectus parrrot for sale in melbourne possibly with a cage and under $ 200

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Answer by Alex
That would be a rare find indeed. Most birds alone go for no less than $ 500, but you can try petfinder.com.

A decent sized cage would be no less than $ 200 in most cases. Try craigslist, I got a 5ftx3ftx2ft for $ 200, delivered.

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Help Angus the Action Bird (the speeding parrot)

The ownership of the Eclectus Parrot known as ‘Angus the Action Bird’ is now being disputed. Carrie Chatters has come forward to say that Angus is the parrot she lost last year and that he does not really belong to Justin Lawther (the man known for putting Angus on his windscreen wipers). I met with Carrie and her kids to find out what kind of owners they really are, what’s being done to save Angus and how the public can help. The facebook group is called “Save Angus the Eclectus Parrot” and can be found at: www.facebook.com The petition address is www.thepetitionsite.com

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Can you help me with my Eclectus parrot?

Recently, I’ve been trying out ‘training sessions’ with Chloe, my 7 month old female Eclectus parrot. I take her into a spare room, plenty of light with no distractions, with a handful of treats and her t-stand perch ready. But she is not interested in the slightest. She will cry and beg and scramble up to my shoulder at the first opportunity, and will refuse to get off. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’m trying to teach her to go to the toilet on newspaper, and even tried clicker training, but she is only interested in getting on my shoulder and delivering some very nasty bites when I try to get her off. What am I doing wrong?

My Female Eclectus parrot won’t stop screaming, can anyone please help me?

I own a 1 year old female Eclectus parrot. She has a screaming problem. I was told they were quiet birds. She has a roomy cage, I rotate her toys every 2 weeks, and I take her out every day. I don’t expect her to be quiet all the time because she is a parrot but she screams for no reason. Even when I cover her because she is screaming excessivly, she still screams with the cover on. She also doesn’t have certain times of the day when she screams, which I know some parrots do. She just screams for no reason, at any time of the day, and its ear scattering. The only time she is quiet is at night. When she starts screaming I cover her cage and then when she’s quiet, I’ll uncover her and she’ll start screaming again. I don’t know what else to do. She talks, is very tame, and sweet but I need to try and control her screaming. Could she be lonely for another bird? Anyone with any type of parrot experience please help me. I need some good advice. Thanks Alot.