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oh my gosh!! how exciting!!! im also pretty sure i heard my baby say something that sounded like hello and watcha doing, so maybe it is possible at such a young age!

I have the opposite problem with mine when they are flighted. I can't keep them off me! They are forever flinging themselves at us! (that's just because I've had mine longer) ... But I wish I had a solution to the flinging because I'd be more inclined to keep them flighted then.

Ellie.

I have the same problem Tara, only mine has its wings clipped and still doesn't want to stay with me ,he Always finds his way back to the Cage, thankfully I don't have a problem with biting but he's starting to get jumpy when I put my hand in and Ask him to step up

ouch! lol.. yeh mine is staring to jump around to get away from my hand

oh ouch!!!! did he actually latch on? yup dont give up im not going to give up on mine either

When we brought Charlie home he always wanted his cage. It should gradually change with time and persistence. Positive reinforcement is very useful & I find teaching them tricks, especially those that don't require physical contact, useful to strengthen the bond. The first one I taught my guys was th "turnaround".

Ellie.

ohhh ouch! mine hasnt tried to bite once, so im not looking forward to it! oh thanks for that ellie iv actually been researching how to teach tricks but cant find anything straight forward about how to do it? can you give me some tips ? thankyou

ohhh kool, i shall have a look thats heaps good that the breeder is going to do it for you! my baby has been sooo chatty today, calling back to me when i say what ya doin,soo cute!

you probly are hearing what you think, coz im sure i am.. i really cant wait till mine wants to be with me and stay with me!!

yehh thats what iv been trying to do cept its lkind of hard when my bf thinks the right approach is to put him back if he jumps off to teach him he cant be out of the cage if he wont stay on us, i have the opposite feelings lol

im working on that, he will take food from me while hes in the cage but its a different story while hes on me

what are you using as treats?

havnt really found anything yet, his favourite is apple but i dont really see that as a treat as he gets that in his cage all the time

You don't have to give him apple all the time. Withdraw it from his normal diet & use it as a treat.

I would recommend having an out of cage play area for your bird. That can also be a space where your bird feels comfortable out of its cage. You can let him play there independently and use it for trick training.

I have previously published threads on turning around. I will try to remember to dig them up & post a link but meanwhile you could search for it.

My fav resource are the DVDs from Barbara heidenreich. Her website is www.goodbirdinc.com. The first in the series is the best one regarding training.

Ellie.

thankyou for the info i will have a look yes i have actually made a really kool play area out of pvc pipe

Here's a link to the thread:
http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... und#p68244

Keep up the good work you two!

Ellie.

I like it when mine can fly a little bit. My main thing is that I don't want them hanging out on the ceiling fans and I don't want them flinging themselves at me from the other side of the room. If they fly off your hand because they are scared, do you find they are more likely to want to step up from the floor?

Elie.

another great site is:

http://trainedparrot.com/

well, the site itself is terrible, but the guy is really good at explaining some tricks. ive picked up a few off there. there are a couple of ones here:

http://parrots.ie/vb/content.php?184-training