Hi there... have taken on a double yellow headed amazon as a rehome

Shadowdh

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Hi all... as per title... owner passed and family didn't want to keep him so we took him on after a friend told us about him... First big parrot we have taken care of... so far seems to be going well despite one little love bite due to me not behaving well with a new bird... feeding from hand... talking and eating/drinking well... got loads of questions and research to do... in the next week or so we should prob get a bigger cage as his is a bit small and I would like to get him a couple of toys and learn what's his favourite fruit and vege and get him out of the cage and... and... and... schools in session methinks
 
:welcome:well done, is this your first parrot? Ask away I am sure members will advise when they can. Can we have a photo and name of him please :thumbsup:
 
He is gorgeous, I agree he likely needs a bigger cage. I guess you will let him out too.
@DizzyBlue one of your favourite parrots!
Yes we will let him out... going to build a nice perch for him to use in the next week or so... we have had him 2 days now and I'm reading as much as I can to learn about his particular breed... but I'm not sure when I should start letting him out... I'm off to the relevant section to see if I can find the answer
 
Welcome to the forum. My favourite species. How old is Willie? Adult cock birds do have a reputation for being extremely aggressive when they are hormonal.
 
:welcome: Shadowdh and Willie! Willie is beautiful.

Did he come out of the cage with the last owner? Just be aware if he comes out you have to get him in again. I'd leave him in until you have a routine going so that he knows when to expect breakfast and is excited about it. Then try letting him out an hour or so before breakfast so that if you can't touch him, he will hopefully go back in himself when he sees you put the food bowl in his cage. If he hasn't been out much/at all with his last owner he may be reluctant to come out, which is fine... just leave the cage door open and he can choose to come out when he's ready.
 
:welcome: Shadowdh and Willie! Willie is beautiful.

Did he come out of the cage with the last owner? Just be aware if he comes out you have to get him in again. I'd leave him in until you have a routine going so that he knows when to expect breakfast and is excited about it. Then try letting him out an hour or so before breakfast so that if you can't touch him, he will hopefully go back in himself when he sees you put the food bowl in his cage. If he hasn't been out much/at all with his last owner he may be reluctant to come out, which is fine... just leave the cage door open and he can choose to come out when he's ready.

He did indeed come out with his previous owner frequently... we were thinking along similar lines re the getting him into a routine... the son of the previous owner has told us a bit about him including he likes pistachios as a treat and after reading your excellent guides on reinforcement and step up I can see this is valuable info... both the nuts and your guides 😁... hes taking the pistachios from my hand which I'm taking as a good sign
 
Hello and welcome, Willie looks lovely, I have a male DYH and a Female plus her son (half DYH half YNA) as you can see in my profile photo. the female is ultra friendly with humans how ever I have to be a bit careful with the male and watch his body language. one minute he will be friendly and let me stroke him, then his mood can change and he will fly attack, going for the face. He is one of two birds that I have to cage when I have visitors for there safety.
I have got to know Oliver and his moods very well, he is brilliant with the rest of the flock and well liked Lola is a pure sweetheart with every human but is a pluckier to other birds and I have spent a lot of time getting her to behave, Her son has been plucked by her in the past along with her previous partner, I used to keep her away from other birds if i was not supervising but now she has the freedom of my home.
Every bird is different so I hope Willie will settle in well.
 
He's nearly 23... by hormonal is that like during breeding season or the teenage angst variety 😁
The breeding season! To quote Rosemary Low, "It is one of my favourites, despite the extremely aggressive behaviour of males in breeding condition." When I was purchasing a DYH as a companion bird in 2011, however, and remarked to the gentleman who had reared the chicks that I was seeking a hen he did say he didn't think the aggression displayed by males was a major problem, and that all one needed to do while the bird was in breeding condition was to get it to step on to a stick whenever it was being "handled".
 
Nothing to add to the above, but congratulations on getting such a lovely parrot, and best of luck with him! I have greys rather than amazons but I've found that feeding lightly cooked vegetables - peas, sweet potato, carrot etc - has been a great way to get conservative feeders to eat a more healthy diet quickly.
 
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