I think I am going to clip Marty's wings :(

[ACooper]

He really isn't leaving me any choice, and I think it's going to be for his own good.

Some of you might know or remember Marty (the man hating Amazon):

He's still big on the man hating. It has gotten to the point of dive bombing Kevin anytime he can. It used to be occasional, but as long as Kevin kept his distance we could manage it. Not anymore.

He has been here almost a year now and instead of being a little better, he is much worse

Kevin gives him a peanut EVERY DAY. He stops by the cage and talks to him, hands over Marty's favorite food (peanut) and moves on. He's been doing this the better part of the year. We were hoping this would soften Marty to the point of NOT wanting to rip his face off, but apparently we were wrong.

So it's pretty much come down to taking Marty's dive bomb capabilities away. If we don't, he will not be permitted out of the cage while Kevin is home.........which is a HUGE chunk of time. I don't know if any of you have ever been bitten by a large bird, but it HURTS (or so Kevin tells me )

 

[HurdyBirdy]

Awww.. I hope that it will work out .. Marty is very pretty.

 

[Giny]

Oh, yeah, I've been bitten by an Amazon once, and it wasn't a full on, real bite, and it still hurt and bled like crazy. It was during his excited moment and I should have known better then to approach him during that time, as soon as his beak was on my finger, he stopped and looked shocked that he bit me..lol..but those beaks are sharp and it didn't take much.

Too bad he hates man so much. Have you tried completely ignoring him for a while and during that time your husband being his only attention? I know that's asking a lot from a bird that's attached to you like crazy. It's just I remember someone mention this in a same situation. I think it was Patricia McConnell who said this on her TV show, years ago.

Marty is beautiful, by the way!

 

[ACooper]

Oh thank you ladies, I will pass on the compliment to Marty...........he will appreciate it

And no Giny! I have NOT tried letting Kevin be his source of attention! So, you think Kevin should fill his dishes, talk with him, clean the cage bottom, all that sort of stuff while I mind my own business?

 

[Giny]

Oh thank you ladies, I will pass on the compliment to Marty...........he will appreciate it

And no Giny! I have NOT tried letting Kevin be his source of attention! So, you think Kevin should fill his dishes, talk with him, clean the cage bottom, all that sort of stuff while I mind my own business?

Yeah, if he's a willing participant..lol I don't think my hubby would be willing.

Oh and I expect that Marty will be very upset at first. Those birds are too smart...lol

 

[Renee750il]

Maybe you should let Kevin tell Marty a joke . . .

This elderly lady, recently widowed, decides to see if a pet will ease her loneliness and goes to the pet store. She decides against puppies, kitties, etc., and is about to leave the store when she hears a voice saying, "My, do you look lovely this afternoon, madam."

She turns around quickly to see who has spoken, but there is no one. All she sees is a big green parrot, resting on his perch in his cage. "Did you say that?" she asks.

"Why, yes, I did!" he replies. "And may I add that dress is a very nice color for you."

The lady suddenly realizes how nice it would be to not only have a talking parrot, but one that paid such nice compliments. So she pays for him and takes him home. On the way, she says, "You know, I am so proud of you that I believe I'll take you out for dinner! Would you like that?"

The parrot says, "Why yes, that would be delightful. I know a charming place on 7th Street."

So they arrive home and the lady progresses upstairs to her room to change for dinner, bringing the parrot along, of course. When the woman enters the building, the parrot begins complaining, swearing, and even bit her once.

Well, the woman is flabbergasted! She grabs the parrot by the throat, marches down the stairs into the basement, and stuffs the parrot in the freezer. She leaves him there in the freezer for five long minutes before taking him back out. The parrot is very cold.

She says, "Well? Have you learned your lesson? I will not tolerate such language in my house!"

The parrot says, "Okay, okay, I promise it won't happen again. I am deeply sorry."

Within five minutes, he is cursing again and bit her once on the arm and once on the finger.

The lady is absolutely stunned. She rips the parrot out of his cage, goes down the stairs, into the cellar, and, slam, into the freezer. This time, she leaves him in there for fifteen minutes.

When she finally takes him out, the parrot is one step away from death. He is shivering and has light frost on the beak. "I swear it will never ever happen again! I will never insult you again! I promise!" As he thaws, he looks up at the lady and says, "I do have one question though. That turkey in there, what'd he do, attack you?"

 

[smkie]

My ex had a blue crown like that. I thought it was more of a cockatoo thing but i found out differently. Rachel would climb the bed to crack my toes like nuts first thing in the morning. She hated me with a passion. THe only bird that ever did. It wasn't fair either because ex took horrible care of her and i would clean her cage and give her fresh water every morning. If i didn't it would be nasty all day. Such appriciation she gave me. I know how Kevin feels.

 

[Romy]

Our baby lovebirds would get like that. Smiley, who I hand raised with a syringe from the time she was 1 week old hated. my. guts. She would dive bomb me and leave huge gashes all over me. Then there was her brother, Rocky (from a different clutch). Rocky bonded very strongly to me, but while he was nice to all girls and most boys (he hated my dad and brothers) Smiley wanted to kill every female she saw. She liked all boys, but would preen my brother specifically and regurgitate food for him.

Nothing changed either bird's behavior until they ended up with mates. Then they became fine pets, fell out of "love" with their chosen humans and focused more on their bird mates. They still made fun pets and liked interacting with people, just stopped being so dang aggressive.

Not sure if this is the case with all parrots, but it seemed like those guys would choose a human "mate" and try to drive off any competition. If all else fails, maybe getting Marty a companion will temper his aggression.

ETA: we had plenty of lovebirds that didn't get aggressive whatsoever, it was only the ones who thought a person was their mate.

 

[Fran101]

My cousin has to clip her quaker parrots wings for the SAME reason, but as a reward now he gets to go on walks with a harness

maybe you could try something like that with marty

 

[sparks19]

OH yes... I was bitten by our parrot when I was a young child (I cannot for the life of me remember what kind of parrot he was... but his name was pelly lol) and I've also been bitten by a cockatoo. OUCH.

yeah unfortunately if he can't learn his manners it's best for everyone if you clip his wings I think.

 

[Criosphynx]

Is he going to let you clip them....or do you have to bring out....dundundun...the TOWEL????

 

[Renee750il]

Am I the only one who is amused at the whole "man hating Amazon" scenario?

I mean, I feel sorry for poor Keith . . . but Amazon? :doh:

 

[Gustav]

You could try clipping his head off, that would solve the problem..

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

Don't sweat, honestly.

I have always, regularly clipped my lovebird's wings and they have been perfectly happy and were never 'resentful'

I am sure Marty will adjust to the change fine.

 

[ACooper]

Is he going to let you clip them....or do you have to bring out....dundundun...the TOWEL????

OH NO! We've never used "the towel" on Marty! He lets me do as I wish with him, he has no issue with woman he knows............it's just strangers and men, MOSTLY men.

All my googling online amounted to that advice being given. Some links actually suggested Kevin wrapping him in a towel and holding him for about 20-30 minutes a day Marty is 19 years old and I think that would be so very stressful on him............the equivalent (in my mind) of a Cesar Milan training device!

Am I the only one who is amused at the whole "man hating Amazon" scenario?

I mean, I feel sorry for poor Kevin . . . but Amazon? :doh:

Hehe, no, the irony is NOT lost on you. And you know what? That might be where the legend started taking shape in someone's mind...........Amazon Red Loreds are KNOWN to pick one sex or the other as their "enemy" apparently, LOL

So ya, I don't expect he and Kevin to be lovey dovey friends, I just want Marty to STOP trying to kill him on sight, LOLOLOL

You could try clipping his head off, that would solve the problem..

:yikes: LOUIE! Shame on you! You know karma is going to send a flock of angry birds to swarm your house now..............keep your eye on the sky!

Don't sweat, honestly.

I have always, regularly clipped my lovebird's wings and they have been perfectly happy and were never 'resentful'

I am sure Marty will adjust to the change fine.

This is good to know I am sure Marty will still want to kill Kevin, but it's easy to prepare if Marty has to walk there instead of fly! LOL

 

[Giny]

This is good to know I am sure Marty will still want to kill Kevin, but it's easy to prepare if Marty has to walk there instead of fly! LOL

:rofl1::rofl1: *Has the image of the killer amazon bird waiting around the corner, like a ninja, for Kevin*

 

[ACooper]

:rofl1::rofl1: *Has the image of the killer amazon bird waiting around the corner, like a ninja, for Kevin*

:rofl1::rofl1:

And the funniest part of all, it MIGHT come to that! These birds are darned smart, so he could figure it out *I've lost my air strike, now I must use jungle tactics* LMAO!

 

[puppydog]

Ha ha! Poor Marty! He is just trying to spice up his life with some fun!
Yeah, clip his wings, it can't do any harm. The feathers grow back anyway.

 

[Gustav]

:yikes: LOUIE! Shame on you! You know karma is going to send a flock of angry birds to swarm your house now..............keep your eye on the sky!

I'm not frightened.. Unless there is a "Donnie Osmond" bird.. I can handle the wrath of the flying rats..

And people told me I was nuts when I said that all birds were evil.. I think I have proven my point.. They are sadistic little squarky beasts!

 

[bubbatd]

He's so pretty ! Wonder if his 1st words after cliping will be*@#%$&*!