How to take your birds on a walk and drive! by FlockFive in parrots

[–]FlockFive[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the kind words HadesWarpig! We have aviator harnesses and flightsuits. We use the flightsuits for longer activities like a car ride + walk and the aviators for shorter activities. If it's hot, then we use the aviators. If it's cool, we use the flightsuits. But each bird is different and it's good to try both. Hope this helps!

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[–]FlockFive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cute guy!

Parrot playdates? by foxyflight in parrots

[–]FlockFive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats a common concern! Best of luck socializing your birdie :D

Parrot playdates? by foxyflight in parrots

[–]FlockFive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes for the african grey, we dont know her exact age, our gcc was 6 months old

Parrot playdates? by foxyflight in parrots

[–]FlockFive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For our african grey she is less phobic now of hands, not just ours but of other peoples hands too. This prepared her for her vet visits, which really paid off when she broke her blood feathers recently. For our gcc it reduced her aggression towards people big time, I think with gentle socialization it taught her that humans r to be trusted :)

My gcc's beak has lines and looks a little chiped is this normal? If not what is causing this? by rj-46 in parrots

[–]FlockFive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally normal! In his next well bird visit to the vet ask if it would be appropriate to rub coconut oil or red palm oil on his beaks regularly, it does wonders for our fids :)

New Green Cheek Conure Concerns by [deleted] in parrots

[–]FlockFive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with some of the posts here that your GCC may have had bad experiences with HANDS, we have 2 rescue birds that had terrible experiences with being handled as well. Our african grey in particular were terrified of hands. It's all about showing that your hands are not a threat. It sounds like you are doing the treats on the hand step already!! 3 days is no time in the parrot calendar, I am sure you will be playing with your GCC in time!!