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Originally Posted by Breny  Oh how cool! TEN! Wow! What do you have??? Andre is my first bird ever 
Well I am working with him. The breeder I bought him from didn't handle him or have him out so I am trying to teach him "step Up" and getting him out of the cage. Ohhhh and he loves to bite me. But once out of the cage he seems to not bite and he even preens me and will let me give him kisses and snuggle him with my cheek, but getting him out....thats another story! LOL |
Well, I have several different ones, a macaw, african greys, IRN, greencheek conure, quaker and 4 parrotlets. Once he gets more used to you, he will probably get easier to handle, although my Scooter never did let me touch him much, but he liked to preen us
Also, I have been bitten by all my birds cept for my quaker, Emma. I am petsitting for my niece's parrotlet and he is the same way, he bites when you put your hand in his cage, but once out he is a sweetie, but then again parrotlets are known as the terriers in the bird world. Here is an older pic of myself with my Scooter and Bristol, our macaw.
BTW, you were smart to start with a cockatiel, we got Bristol first before any others, sometimes I really wonder why, lol. Like someone else said watch out with fumes, I don't even own any teflon, that can be deadly to a bird
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