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I brought one last week, but he's not tame, and won't let you near him.
I've Googled loads of things, and they all sound like great ideas, but it all comes back to him not letting me near him.
Have any of you got experience with them? Or might have any tips that won't appear online?
A mate has got a couple of tame Cockatoo's, and he's suggested taking him for a week to see if it helps him follow them, and become a bit more confident.
Whenever I let him out it takes forever to get him back in the cage. I have to trap him in the corner of a room, and hold the cage up to him and hope he goes in.
I've Googled loads of things, and they all sound like great ideas, but it all comes back to him not letting me near him.
Have any of you got experience with them? Or might have any tips that won't appear online?
A mate has got a couple of tame Cockatoo's, and he's suggested taking him for a week to see if it helps him follow them, and become a bit more confident.
Whenever I let him out it takes forever to get him back in the cage. I have to trap him in the corner of a room, and hold the cage up to him and hope he goes in.
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I don't agree with wild birds being kept as pets as they hate confinement. Maybe try a bigger cage (with plenty toys) or restraining him by one of his feet - with a light chain with plenty of length.
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I have never heard of them. I had to Google them. I feel sorry for birds like this being kept as pets. But I have no doubt you will do your best for him.
I expect you have read almost everything there is on the internet but this looked interesting. . http://indianringneck.com/newringneck/ |
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Just read your post again, Kenbo. My reply was not what you was looking for
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He's 15 months, Trilby. I'd never be able to get a light chain on him because he backs away whenever I go near. Clipping his wings are an option, but it's one I'd rather not take. I want him to eventually have the freedom of the house. He seems more than happy when he's sat on a curtain rail, or flying round the living room. The cage just meets the minimum requirements, and I was thinking about getting a bigger one. He does have plenty of toys and perches.
After the dog died I decided to try a totally new pet. My mates birds are adorable, and will happily sit on you while you're watching telly. I'm hoping for the same with this one, MD. |
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Thanks for the link, MD. I'd not read that one.
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Caveat Emptor
I hope you do more research than this before placing a bet |
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I won't lose any sleep over a losing bet. A pet/bird settling in is a bit more important, BS.
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****é everywhere ...
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sh1té*
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think you may have been better off with a hand reared bird kenbo ,these are as tame as fook and used to human contact !
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From what I can tell Delta they tend to have a favourite place to perch, so a bit of newspaper underneath should help there.
I was too impulsive, Foyles. I wanted a hand reared, tame one, but this was the second bird I'd looked at that week and wasn't leaving without it. I'll get him tame. |
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Tastes a bit like duck , 30 mins gas mark 4 with some roasties.
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I keep my big wild bird in a cage. I get her stuff from the fridge every half hour and let her watch eastenders and she seems happy enough.
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My mates birds are adorable, and will happily sit on you while you're watching telly.
 Sorry, I got that far and had to quote ... |
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OK, so he's of age & has experience of freedom.
Rule No. 1 - never threaten his space. Rule No. 2 - don't ever try to persuade him to do something he's not keen on. Rule no. 3 - learn how to let him trust you. |
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 If only!Rule No. 1 - never threaten his space. - I've read/heard so many contradictory things about this. Some say that the cage is a safe haven for the bird, and to keep it that way. And others say to regularly put your hand in so that they get used to it. I have been doing the latter, and I've been doing it with a long perch in my hand. It seems as though he's actually enjoying stepping on to, while getting used to me at the same time. I've been doing 2&3. He's come on leap and bounds today. I'm enjoying the taming side. Thanks. |
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Sounds promising, Kenbo
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Definitely. His character is starting to come through now.
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does anyone remember that old boy who used to have the tame budgie show in leicster square alongside the buskers and other street artists in the 1970s ,he had made little bikes and he had a mini tightrope type of apparatus and the little budgies used to ride pedal the bikes along the rope also did loads of other tricks , one i remember was the old boy used to aim a toy gun at the budgie and pull the trigger and the bugie fellover and played dead as if shot
fookin brilliant show ! thats the standard to aim at kenbo no pressure ! |
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Put him in the freezer next to some frozen chickens for a while, that should smarten him up.
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That sounds brilliant, Foyles, but you are showing your age there!
 Joel, wash your mouth out!! |
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I kinda stole that from bigmo's joke thread
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Nearly every joke I tell is stole from there.
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