Comments for Heckled By Parrots http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog Examining, Surviving and Loving life with Parrots Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:59:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on If You Sing to Me by Michelle http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/07/if-you-sing-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Michelle Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:59:25 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1153#comment-934 Your movie and singing made me cry.... You have had some fine furry and feathered friends. I LOVE your blog. I forget how I got here....but I'm bookmarking you! :o) PEACE. Your movie and singing made me cry…. You have had some fine furry and feathered friends. I LOVE your blog. I forget how I got here….but I’m bookmarking you! :o ) PEACE.

]]> Comment on The Philosophy of Boo by The Good, The Boo and The Ugly | Heckled By Parrots http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/03/the-philosophy-of-boo/comment-page-1/#comment-923 The Good, The Boo and The Ugly | Heckled By Parrots Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:07:13 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=857#comment-923 [...] before Animaniacs, Ty understood the value of “boo,” so we especially appreciated Chicken Boo. Yes, Ty can whistle “The Good, The Bad and The [...] [...] before Animaniacs, Ty understood the value of “boo,” so we especially appreciated Chicken Boo. Yes, Ty can whistle “The Good, The Bad and The [...]

]]> Comment on Love Your (Imaginary) Frenemy by Rebecca http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/love-your-imaginary-frenemy/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Rebecca Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:41:51 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1205#comment-922 Thanks, Michelle and Janine! It's always nice to know it's not just you who's crazy. :) There are times when it's a good idea to pull toys that are encouraging aggression. This is especially true when it's breeding season and your bird is being especially friendly with a particular toy. But all things in moderation are fine. :) Thanks, Michelle and Janine! It’s always nice to know it’s not just you who’s crazy. :)

There are times when it’s a good idea to pull toys that are encouraging aggression. This is especially true when it’s breeding season and your bird is being especially friendly with a particular toy. But all things in moderation are fine. :)

]]> Comment on Love Your (Imaginary) Frenemy by Michelle Nicholson http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/love-your-imaginary-frenemy/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Michelle Nicholson Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:32:38 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1205#comment-921 Thanks for the great and insightful post. I was afraid my nanday conure was losing his mind when he holds a conversation with his bell. Near the end of the interaction with said bell, he gives it a good whollop and screams bloody murder when it swings back and hits him! I, too, have hurried to the aid of what sounded like my bird being mortally wounded by this metal beast...only to find him looking at me innocently like nothing transpired at all. *Sigh* I don't feel so alone anymore. Thanks! Thanks for the great and insightful post. I was afraid my nanday conure was losing his mind when he holds a conversation with his bell. Near the end of the interaction with said bell, he gives it a good whollop and screams bloody murder when it swings back and hits him! I, too, have hurried to the aid of what sounded like my bird being mortally wounded by this metal beast…only to find him looking at me innocently like nothing transpired at all. *Sigh* I don’t feel so alone anymore. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Love Your (Imaginary) Frenemy by Janine http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/love-your-imaginary-frenemy/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Janine Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:41:16 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1205#comment-920 I told Iver about Ty's puppet frenemy story last night and then while we were preparing dinner, Sophie was on her play area in the kitchen going back and forth between making her sweet cooing noise and her "I'm irritated" squawk at her rope. We laughed thinking she was playing a bit of the frenemy game herself. Today I was thinking, what if she was immitating US! Me: nag nag nag, Iver: sweet man who tolerates me, etc. OH NO! But seriously, thank you for this post. It made us think about how Sophie "fights" with her reflection in the bathroom mirror. We've discouraged her from doing it thinking the aggressive behavior is bad, but now we realize it's probably a good thing. A way for her to get out aggression but not directed at us! I told Iver about Ty’s puppet frenemy story last night and then while we were preparing dinner, Sophie was on her play area in the kitchen going back and forth between making her sweet cooing noise and her “I’m irritated” squawk at her rope. We laughed thinking she was playing a bit of the frenemy game herself. Today I was thinking, what if she was immitating US! Me: nag nag nag, Iver: sweet man who tolerates me, etc. OH NO! But seriously, thank you for this post. It made us think about how Sophie “fights” with her reflection in the bathroom mirror. We’ve discouraged her from doing it thinking the aggressive behavior is bad, but now we realize it’s probably a good thing. A way for her to get out aggression but not directed at us!

]]> Comment on You Get What You Reward by Janine http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/you-get-what-you-reward/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Janine Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:08:54 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1208#comment-918 OK, I'll give you a week off! ;) I haven't read A Parrot for Life yet, but I just ordered it! Thanks. OK, I’ll give you a week off! ;)

I haven’t read A Parrot for Life yet, but I just ordered it! Thanks.

]]> Comment on You Get What You Reward by rebecca http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/you-get-what-you-reward/comment-page-1/#comment-917 rebecca Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:26:17 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1208#comment-917 I was in Montana and drowning in work/travel prep. Ty is back this week, promise. :) Have you picked up/read <em>A Parrot for Life</em> yet? Some helpful training stuff in there as well.... I was in Montana and drowning in work/travel prep. Ty is back this week, promise. :)

Have you picked up/read A Parrot for Life yet? Some helpful training stuff in there as well….

]]> Comment on You Get What You Reward by Janine http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/08/you-get-what-you-reward/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Janine Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:16:03 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1208#comment-916 Well first of all, I was lost without my Tuesday with Ty on TUESDAY last week! I'm new to your site and already -- addicted! Kept checking back -- hey! Where is she? Thank you for this post. As I mentioned when I posted once before, we added a pionus to our family of two humans at the end of May. Things have been great but so very much different than I expected! Part of why we specifically chose a pionus is that they don't bond strongly to just one person. Well, our dear Sophie has bonded to me big time to the detriment of her relationship with Iver. We could see some things Iver could be doing differently in his interactions. I think my way of interacting is more naturally bird friendly. Iver tends to demand her attention more, but has changed his ways with that. But now she thinks I’m hers and gets defensive if he walks up to me while she is with me, puffing up her head feathers and has actually bit ME over it. I tell her I’m not happy and remove her from my shoulder and on to her perch. After a period of time (during which she often does her “Janine call”) Iver goes and talks to her and interacts. We’re trying to do the right things, but haven’t figured it out to change the behavior yet. The other day Iver had her outside and was just being calm and talking and feeding her a few seeds and she hauled off and bit the heck out of his nose. It is the worst bite she has inflicted – a little scary to say the least. I wasn’t there and he has NO idea what set her off that time. This is making him unable to trust her and of course frustrated. I do not want to be a single parent to this bird (heck I didn’t even want to be the primary person for this bird!) Iver is the most calm and gentle man you’d want to meet. He’s a health care professional and tends to draw people to him without intending to. I’m not any of these things! We’re still looking for the triggers. Maybe we just aren’t rewarding the right things. We’ll regroup on that thought. Well first of all, I was lost without my Tuesday with Ty on TUESDAY last week! I’m new to your site and already — addicted! Kept checking back — hey! Where is she?

Thank you for this post. As I mentioned when I posted once before, we added a pionus to our family of two humans at the end of May. Things have been great but so very much different than I expected! Part of why we specifically chose a pionus is that they don’t bond strongly to just one person. Well, our dear Sophie has bonded to me big time to the detriment of her relationship with Iver. We could see some things Iver could be doing differently in his interactions. I think my way of interacting is more naturally bird friendly. Iver tends to demand her attention more, but has changed his ways with that. But now she thinks I’m hers and gets defensive if he walks up to me while she is with me, puffing up her head feathers and has actually bit ME over it. I tell her I’m not happy and remove her from my shoulder and on to her perch. After a period of time (during which she often does her “Janine call”) Iver goes and talks to her and interacts. We’re trying to do the right things, but haven’t figured it out to change the behavior yet. The other day Iver had her outside and was just being calm and talking and feeding her a few seeds and she hauled off and bit the heck out of his nose. It is the worst bite she has inflicted – a little scary to say the least. I wasn’t there and he has NO idea what set her off that time. This is making him unable to trust her and of course frustrated. I do not want to be a single parent to this bird (heck I didn’t even want to be the primary person for this bird!) Iver is the most calm and gentle man you’d want to meet. He’s a health care professional and tends to draw people to him without intending to. I’m not any of these things! We’re still looking for the triggers. Maybe we just aren’t rewarding the right things. We’ll regroup on that thought.

]]> Comment on Dear Paris, by Florinda Stsauveur http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2009/11/dear-paris/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Florinda Stsauveur Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:38:34 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=740#comment-911 Paris is very nice i like her Paris is very nice i like her

]]> Comment on Oh Shiny! by rebecca http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2010/07/oh-shiny/comment-page-1/#comment-909 rebecca Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:22:36 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=1139#comment-909 Thank you! And thank you for letting me know you're reading. (It's lonely in the admin page...) :) Thank you! And thank you for letting me know you’re reading. (It’s lonely in the admin page…) :)

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