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Fledgling
 
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| I have a DYH Amazon. He is the best, IMO. Oh yes he bites, but he did not have very good owners in the past (he is about 8 years old, I have been with him for several months now). I have worked hard to learn his moods. If he is in an aggressive mood (tail flaired, pupils getting larger and smaller rapidly, wings out a bit), I totally leave him be. If he looks normal, I approach him slowly, I talk to him a bit, and then I bring a finger to his beak. If he lets me pet his beak, then I'm usually able to also pet his cheek. If he shows me his cheek, then I'm definitely able to pet him a lot. But if he shies away, I'll keep talking to him but I won't try to touch him again, at least not for a little bit. I would definitely not ever let him on my shoulder; if something startled him or if he got upset, he could take a chunk out of my ear. If I am holding him/petting him and he seems to be getting excited/aggressive, I will whisper "gentle gentle" and lightly tap his beak, and he usually calms down. If not, I put him back into his cage, before any mishaps can occur. My 'zon hates the cockatoo we got in January and I have got a serious bite because he was upset about the 'too. We will not be getting any other birds because of this. But the 'zon could care less about the cat I have. You may want to watch your bird and see how he reacts around your different pets. My 'zon does not hardly talk at all. Rarely, if I am out of the room, I will hear him talk: "hello, pretty bird, hahahaha, what?" he says. And this morning, he has been softly chuckling under his breath (he's in a really good mood today). But it's rare for him to talk. Amazons are supposed to be great talkers, but that hasn't been the case for my baby at all. I have heard that some 'zons can be really good singers, and I plan on getting him some music to listen to in the near future, to see if he learns to sing it. Congratulations on your new baby bird.
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hello mom of eight, i have an amazon, also, she is a yellow naped, her name is isabella, and boy can she talk, for hours, she is a year old and i could not do without her, anyway to your questions, please visit a web site called info@birdtricks.com, that guy has all the answers, even videos for you to learn from, now about those ear bites, i would say you must have your bird on your shoulder, thats a nono as far as most bird owners are concerned, i hope you have a wounderfull life with your amazon, they are amazing birds. carol
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| I am no expert at this by far but Yoda (10 mo old YNA) and I have made great strides in the last month or so. We are doing things alot faster than I ever imagined after that first week. When I'm home he is at my side, either on me, a perch or on his cage near me. I think the thing that has done the most good for me is when he does bite I tell him no (soft but stern) and put him back on his cage (he wants to be on me) turn away and ignore him for a few minutes. I let him hang off his cage for a while before I pick him back up. If he bites again when I go to pick him up I just turn away and ignore him. (start rambling mode) In the last month we have gone from everytime I picked him up he would give me a pretty serious nip to playing catch the tongue. He eats breakfast and supper with me and if I leave the room for to long and he can hear me he'll fly down and walk around and find me. He does get over loaded at times when we are playing, usually just before bed time and I have to put him on his cage to calm him down. But most of the time now I just have to tell him to be nice. I feel pretty lucky that he has taken to me so much that the ignoring really helps. But he seldom bites my wife now either. She gets home before me and he knows that she will let him out and bring him up to the living room to wait for me. We have no other animals or kids in the house so the only contact he has is me and Deb on a daily basis. When friends and family come over he will step up for them, but not off of me, Deb is the only one that can get him off of me but even she will not attempt it off my shoulder. Hope this helps some Joe & Yoda
Yoda & Joe
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Hi carolbrodie, can't wait to hear more from you and welcome to you and your Zon.
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Sounds like my blue front amazon. He is a biter too. He likes to nibble on my fingers and hand but he doesn't hurt me. Just plays with my hand, its odd. But he also has times he does bite and HARD! I have read that Amazons can get nippy when they are overstimulated. Which we have been able to help by moving him into a room with less activity so he doesn't get overstimulated. It may help with you Amazon.
Now with the talking, I am sure your amazon will pick up a wide range of vocabulary over the next couple months. Our Amazon is a year and a half now and boy does he talk! It took a while for him to start talking but now he just won't shut up. lol
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