r/cockatoos

Hi any advice how can I pet my bird ? It's been 5 days and I think my bird is still scared of me and I don't wanna mess anything .

Still not confident in her climbing or flying skills, so she struggles to get out of her cage platform. And just too shy/unconfident to perch on our hands/arms at the moment. But she's getting there.

Super gentle but will give us plenty of warning if we push her too much out of her comfort zone with slightly harder bites.

We did have an incident however, where she climbed down to the ground, found all the kid's toys and was having too much of a good time and didn't want to go back to her cage for bedtime and bit me 🤨

I got this 10 year old umbrella cockatoo a few days ago! I also have an amazon which id like to introduce to him one day but id like some recommendations on how to approach that. Also any recommendations on keeping this guy happy! Hes such a friendly boy but also obviously veryyyyyy loud lol

My family adopted Matilda in the beginning of the summer and she has been a bundle of joy. Super lovable and affectionate once she settled in.

Here she is with her regular stroll around the house on my daughter’s baby stroller

Hey all!

I'd like to start taking this little lady out with me more and would love any advice from those who have experience with this! She's not flighted so I'm not worried about her taking off. I've taken her hiking on private property many times but I'd like to try some public places with her. Have you found that pet friendly places are ok with parrots? I'm hoping to do brunch with her 😅

Most importantly, how do you manage all of the poop? I'm nervous about her making a mess in public spaces. Any tricks for keeping you, your bird, and the places you travel clean?

Pollee says thank you in advance!

So much floof...

Got it to come out to the couch by placing the open door platform in line with the couch. It played with us for a bit and then retreated back into the cage.

Target training works well but still seems too shy for stepping up. Still likes pats but doesn't like our hands near its feet much. It did grab my hand with its foot super gently just before I took this photo though, so that seems like progress.

i adopted this lil lady about a year ago. her name is belle, she is 24. i think before i got her she was on a mostly seed diet and was never fed fruits/veggies. it’s something im working on, but i am worried that i am accidentally underfeeding her. i feed her a mix of a bunch of different pellets and fruit and a small amount of seed. of course she goes straight for the seeds when i fill her food dish, i do see her eat select pellets but she seems to mostly just pick them out and drop them on the bottom of her cage.

when im petting her and i feel for her crop, it never seems full or like there’s anything in there at all. i tried to research if domesticated parrots have crops like wild birds but i wasn’t finding much info. or do they not have a need for it because theyre getting fed daily? like is it an evolution thing? i have a lot of experience with raptors and after they ate they would have a full crop aka being “fed up”. i hope this is making sense, im just wondering if she is supposed to have a full crop if she is being fed the right amount.