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Answer #1:

Becareful what you wish for, Zac might want to get rid of you before he will of Oliver. All you can do is pray that Oliver gets trained and that he calms down with you all.

-- PA

Answer #2:

You did the right thing by calling the bird sanctuary. I would just keep trying everything they suggest and folow the advice as closely as possible and give it time to work. The bird needs time to adjust its behavior. It sounds as if you may have moved recently and that could upset the bird also. To get some persepctive, here are a few books about parrots that might help you understand where the bird is coming from:

"Winging It" is a new book about adopting a stubborn and difficult parrot. It's very funny and might give you a laugh or two!

"Alex and Me" is about a scientist working with an African Grey who learned over 100 words, mostly in context, and changed the way people think about bird intelligence.

"The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" is a book and a docuentary film about a man who devoted his life to the wild parrots living in San Francisco, including taking in many that were injured and nursing them. There is a human love story there as well (the filmmaker married the author/bird man).

The books might make you feel less alone as you work with this difficult (but I'm sure loveable in his own way) bird.

Answer #3:

If the problem is that no one is working with you i wouldnt even attemp it while you still live there. Perhaps he could go into your room were he only gets to interact with you & your boyfreind, Tell them all to stay out. If you 2 can work toghether with him you get the best for your bird & your man wont be upset with you. You could have his winged clipped to stop him flying at you, they will grow back within 12 months so lots of training time there. Please dont give up on the bird if your situation is going to change, tough it out until your in your home & with you2 working together with no interference you will have a great bird. You could possivle ask the sanctuary to foster him until you move house. He loves your boyfreind & he will calm down as your attitude to training is great.
Big decision & you might regret it -its up to you though.

Answer #4:

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I have been studying the Amazon for over 6years now and this guy is by far the best yet. He has a video series that deals with biting and his advice is just great.
I understand this bird is loud and has an attitude but he deserves another chance. The bird is confused from taking direction from so many people. Only you and your fiance should be working with the bird and right now you should be the only one giving the bird treats. The amazons bite hurts but you have to sometimes ball your fist up and take a bite and show the bird it doesn't bother you ( meanwhile it hurts like hell).
A parrot is like a 3 year old running around the house with a can opener attached to its face. Over time you can get the parrot to calm down. The parrot sees you as competition so find ways to reward him and don't react to screaming. any attention is good attention for a bird so only come when he is saying his favorite word or whistling his favorite tune.
He is bored also. Take a whole bunch of his toys and block the food bowl, get the bird to think to get at his food.
You should be moving his food bowl around periodically if you have a cage that allows you to do this. The bird should have to look for his food. At the very least you can switch the water and food bowl around every couple of days.
Foraging toys work well too. You put his favorite treat in and he has to work to get at it.
Finally the all birds like to be around the action. He should have a playstand away from the cage where your finace can place him and he can be part of the action. If he comes down off the stand then it is back to the cage.

Answer #5:

If this YNA is a male, it is breeding season for amazons and especially the males can get aggressive and dangerous during this time of year. When our 47 year old amazon isn't in the mood to be messed with, you don't mess with her. Joanie Doss has some wonderful books on amazon body language that have helped us understand what the bird is saying with it's body language so you can know how to act around the bird. Go Google Joanie Doss. Those books are worth their weight in gold! Good luck. Tanya

Answer #6:

I want a bird. I will take the bird. The bird will be mine. The bird will be happy. Give me the bird. Everthing will be better again. GIVE ME THE BIRD....please.

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