tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post3302784916509042364..comments2024-02-28T02:29:49.755-06:00Comments on Barbara's Force Free Animal Training Talk: Petting Your ParrotBarbara Heidenreichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-83116572062418004622011-08-18T14:23:09.527-05:002011-08-18T14:23:09.527-05:00You bet! Check out this video for ideas. http://yo...You bet! Check out this video for ideas. http://youtu.be/oldGrfKxUaEBarbara Heidenreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-88457735002261123342011-08-18T13:54:31.106-05:002011-08-18T13:54:31.106-05:00Is there a good way to go about this at first? we ...Is there a good way to go about this at first? we bought our conure at a pet store when he was about a year old and he seems to HATE hands. I have gotten him to sit on my lap next to his cage but that is the extent of his human interaction.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007490641972485884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-35010325675302334492011-07-10T11:22:10.647-05:002011-07-10T11:22:10.647-05:00I am going to direct you to a great article by Pam...I am going to direct you to a great article by Pamela Clark. It is all about the things that contribute to hormone production. Parrots are not always "in the mood" : ) And we can do things to keep it that way. The article is in a free sample of the digital publication Good Bird Magazine. Here is the link http://www.goodbirdmagazine.com/Barbara Heidenreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-23680616505534913682011-07-10T10:34:36.093-05:002011-07-10T10:34:36.093-05:00I am sure glad for this blog. I have an African Gr...I am sure glad for this blog. I have an African Grey. She is a female and I am a male. She loves men but is not unfriendly with women. Lately if I even pet her head and neck she can get really turned on, leading to egg laying.I avoid contact with her back always. Is this just a hormonal phase of the season, or do I look for another reason? I cannot fathom not being able to touch her, As she is too soft and cute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-45500651190759852742011-07-08T11:11:21.017-05:002011-07-08T11:11:21.017-05:00My tiels ( males) also love to have their beaks ma...My tiels ( males) also love to have their beaks massaged.So0o0Confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15980964988642024799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-75385666020796357112011-07-08T06:45:13.180-05:002011-07-08T06:45:13.180-05:00How would you go about getting them out of this se...How would you go about getting them out of this sexual relationship factor in this discussion?? My 4 year old male African grey will let me touch him all over his body but since he was a young bird I observed that this was unacceptable and now only scratch his head and cheek feathers. I would like to enable my partner to give him a head scratch but my bird seems to have a very strong bond with myself. Is there any way that I can discourage his sexual behaviour towards myself and get him to eventually start letting other people touch him. There is only one other person that can head scratch him and that's my partners mother. Many thanks, kirstyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-62318549378971724542011-06-22T10:57:12.083-05:002011-06-22T10:57:12.083-05:00Hi Tamooj!
I have not personally observed differen...Hi Tamooj!<br />I have not personally observed differences based on gender. However that is likely because I tend to keep my touching in the regions less likely to inspire reproductive behaviors. I will start asking at my seminars and see what others have observed. <br />BarbaraBarbara Heidenreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-33119237730778676372011-06-22T09:44:20.671-05:002011-06-22T09:44:20.671-05:00I am wondering if this is also gender specific? I...I am wondering if this is also gender specific? I've seen clearly sexual responses from male parrots when their tummies are rubbed, and from females when the base of their tails and backs are scritched, but not often the other way around. While admittedly anecdotal, I've been watching carefully for inappropriate responses in many parrot species and genders (when known) for about a decade now.<br />Additionally, I have a male M2 Cockatoo who, while sexually mature, loves to be touched / scritched everywhere by everyone, and so far has not shown any strong mating behaviors. (although there is some small amount of seasonal crankiness.)Tamoojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024502450959252356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-14194902677875175142011-05-18T14:05:38.085-05:002011-05-18T14:05:38.085-05:00We just had Dr. Strunk come do a talk at our Austi...We just had Dr. Strunk come do a talk at our Austin Parrot Society meeting about behavioral and medical problems that can occur if your parrot feels sexually attached to her owner. It was very interesting and I am glad you also covered this topic!Erika Erikovnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026684830659061367noreply@blogger.com