|
Don't get your feelings hurt that his sitter
could handle him and you couldn't. He was just in a "honeymoon
period". That is, he was unsure of his surroundings and everything
was different. The more secure a hormonal Amazon feels, the more
problems he is going to present. That is why clipping his wings and when
they are very difficult....even clipping the secondaries so that there
back cannot be completely covered... takes them down quite a few pegs.
Remember that if he is severely clipped that you have to be careful
where he is placed so that he won't fall and hurt himself. If he were
there for six months or so, you can bet he would give them a little of
that famous Amazon strut.
Male Amazons generally bite the ones they
love the most. They are love bites but they can be very severe. My Boys
always punish me when I have been gone. I cannot pick any of them up for
several hours. BFA Kodiak is bad one day for every week that I am gone.
All of my birds will bite me very hard if I pick them up too soon after
I return from a trip.
I can just see Sam tearing up that stick and
towel. My Boys have done that too. I don't have to remind you to be
careful! <Grin> He will simmer down after awhile but since he is
now hormonal as well as being upset with your leaving him, he will nail
you when given an opportunity.
Joanie Doss / The Amazing Amazons
All
rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in any form or
by any means, without permission from the author.
|
