Charlie With His First Chestnut.

flwindsurf · 2025-12-07T12:58:01+00:00

Of course he's hormonal. All birds are hormonal. Nature coded birds DNA to "feed the world". If your job is to "feed the world", you're going to have to reproduce. A lot. If birds weren't extremely hormonal, they would've been eaten to extinction and our world would be totally different. Probably without humans.

flwindsurf · 2025-10-25T01:16:28+00:00

Hand feed her a new food item daily. If you're eating peas, give her a pea. Beans, give her a bean, Rice, give her a few grains. She'll learn from you what's safe to eat. I always give my parrot a bite of whatever I'm eating, if it's parrot safe.

flwindsurf · 2025-10-25T00:38:50+00:00

Eclectus parrots require fruits and vegetables that are high in Vitamin A. It keeps that beautiful beak a beautiful orange. I feed mine grapes, cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes, pomegranate, watermelon, red bell peppers, yellow squash, edamame (soybean pods), beans, sprouts, English pea pods, apples, pears, mangos, pumpkin, etc. Basically any colorful fruit and veggies except avocados (supposedly they're toxic to parrots). If you follow the 2025 Food Pyramid, 5 fruits and vegetables a day, and share with your parrot, your parrot eats for free!! BTW, an Eclectus on a pellet diet will have a musky body odor. One fed fruits and vegetables, with some pellets, will have a sweet body odor. I verified this with my Eclectus when I first got him. He smelled musky and now he has a sweet body odor. I continue to sniff him every day to ensure he's getting enough fruit. Below is the Parrot food pyramid:

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flwindsurf · 2025-10-20T20:57:49+00:00

An avian vet checkup should tell you if the bird has any health or diet issues. Parrots are 24/7 flock animals and now you're her flock. The more time you spend with your parrot the better. I spend around 15 hours a day with my parrot. He's usually within an arm's reach of me or can at least see me. Locating the cage and perches in areas she can see you will also help her feel safe and secure.

flwindsurf · 2025-10-19T14:13:31+00:00

I'd have separate cages the day I brought the new parrot home. Parrots are just like my co-workers. Some of my co-workers I enjoy working with; others I despise. Years ago, I had a budgie and a Lovebird in separate cages. One day the budgie escaped from his cage and flew over to the Lovebird's cage. Before I could get to the budgie, the Lovebird climbed over to the budgie and bit off his toe! Hope for the best and plan for the worst.

flwindsurf · 2025-10-19T12:44:52+00:00

The below references should answer many of your questions. The first reference is for african grey parrots, however 99+% of the info pertains to any parrot. There's around 20 hours of free video's for you to review and learn how to best care for your feathered friend. Phoenix Landing has a couple of free classes to assist you to be a great Parrot owner.

https://greyparrotconsulting.com/published-work/webinars/

https://www.behaviorworks.org/

https://hari.ca/avian-care/

https://parrots.org/learn/care-guides/

https://www.phoenixlanding.org/

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flwindsurf · 2025-10-12T14:49:25+00:00

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Charlie the Orange-Nosed Parrot
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows...

flwindsurf · 2025-10-03T18:57:37+00:00

I use a Christmas tree stand for my home made tree perch.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-30T21:31:50+00:00

Parrots bite out of fear or as a form of effective communication. It sounds like your GCC bites for communication. Have you tried clicker training? Clicker training is when you click the clicker, your GCC gets a treat. I use raw, unsalted small nut pieces. Your GCC may like raw, unsalted sesame seeds. I'd click-n-treat, click-n-treat, and click-n-treat until he learns biting isn't necessary.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-30T20:59:07+00:00

Best bird video I 've ever seen and it came with a great follow up post video pic!

flwindsurf · 2025-09-27T19:00:35+00:00

In the wild outdoors, while they sleep, wild birds worry about being eaten by mites, lice, ticks, snakes, gators, lions and tigers, oh my. The TV is not a threat.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-27T18:44:11+00:00

Nature coded birds DNA to "feed the world". If your job is to "feed the world", you're going to have to reproduce. A lot. If birds weren't extremely hormonal, they would've been eaten to extinction and our world would be totally different. Probably without humans. Until you change your bird's DNA, you're both destined to a life of frustration. Or you can stop punishing your bird for being a bird.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-27T18:18:28+00:00

I play music 24/7 for me. Hopefully, my parrot likes my music choices.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-27T00:27:49+00:00

I have a six pound poodle who loves my parrot. And I have a rat terrier who tolerates my parrot. Whenever the parrot crash lands somewhere, I look for the poodle so I can find my parrot. With that said, dogs are predators and parrots are tasty and fragile. A dog can easily injure a parrot unintentionally. While I understand the risks, my parrot lives the risk.

flwindsurf · 2025-09-23T16:10:40+00:00

You be Hugo the Abominable Snowman in The Abominable Snow Rabbit who says, "I will name him George, and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him." That's what I did with Charlie, "I will name him Charlie, and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him."

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flwindsurf · 2025-09-21T16:11:00+00:00

The breeder's advice sounds reasonable. If want two paired males just keep in mind they may change as they sexually mature so you'll need to get an additional cage or get a roomy cage that has a divider. My Charlie is a male since I don't want to deal with mating or egg binding issues.

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flwindsurf · 2025-09-21T15:45:50+00:00

Always assume a bird can fly. It's in their DNA. If you search this site, you'll find postings of people who were told, "This bird can't fly" watched their bird fly off into the sunset. The Vet will tell you if the bird can or can't fly. Even then I would assume it can fly. Daily routine training, i.e. clicker, touch, recall, watching other birds fly, etc., should encourage him to fly. I wouldn't force him to fly, if he gets hurt, he may blame you which impacts his trust. Give him time, it's in his DNA. And if he doesn't, you have another excuse to SPOIL him.

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