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Jack - 2012-02-15
My one year old senegal is the coolest bird I have ever met. She gives kisses, plays fetch, and loves getting her belly rubbed. I spent a lot of money on her, but it was worth every penny. She is my absolute best friend and I would recomend a senegal as an excellent addition to any bird-loving family. I cannot think of a single down-side to her that does not get outweighed by a positive.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-15
I think all parrots with great human companions make wonderful wonderful birds - cuz the owners are - great not birds.

Abraham H Rademeyer - 2012-02-14
I have a senegal parrot (Smartie) who is about 15 months old. I don't know if he is male or female. He was very close to me until recently when we had family staying with us. He suddenly started biting me and now he only seems to want my husband. He doesn't want me to touch him as he bites and draws blood. Please could anyone give me advise on how to get him to stop biting me and win his love back.

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Jack - 2012-02-15
My local bird guy and a lot of reaserch says as a correcting behavior as he bites, don't draw your hand back and quickly twitch your hand, as this will scare him and show that you are in charge. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. My buddy has a Yellow Crowned Amazon and has a similar problem. I have a senegal myself and loves everyone except my brother. I really feel bad for you and hope your problem gets better.
Charlie Roche - 2012-02-15
Thought of something you might try. If you close your fist and then pull your hand down to form a 90 degree angle with your wrist - there isn't anything that Smartie can grab a hold of to bite. He can hit you with his beak but no skin to hold onto. You would talk nicely and just hold the back of your fisted hand up and possibly let him get the whatever out of his system. Make sure he can only get to the back of your hand that is stretched tight though. OK? Go slow - we want to make friends here - hopefully.
Charlie Roche - 2012-02-14
Something strange happened probably. Smartie now associates you with some scary thing that you hva eno idea what it is. Maybe a baby cried or a big noise or maybe he got scared of someone while on your shoulder. Let him have some space for just a few days - say 3 or 4. Then start giving him treats with your hand, piece of toast, cheerio, pine nut etc. Just do that until he is comfortable with that. Then while your hubby is not around - or in the same room - try talking to Smartie and making friends again. There is one other thing here though I must tell you. It is possible that Smartie - for whatever reason has chosen your husband as his MATE. Spring is coming and it is the mating time of year and possibly Smartie will not go back till her normal self till summer. Hormones and jealousy.

jay jay - 2012-01-10
senegal parrots are dangerous they bite deadly

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-10
No, that jusat isn't true and I am sure sorry if you had a bad experience. Senegal parrots make quite charming, comical and fun companions for humans. Yes, if they are cornered or extremely frightened, they will bite but it is unusual and they almost always provide definit warning via there foot coming stright out or their head down and eyes going in and out. The bite hurts but it sure doesn't hurt as bad as hitting your finger with a hammer or stubbing your toe on the bed. It sure isn't deadly.

LeAnn Spychalla - 2012-01-24
I have about a 7 to 8 yr old beautiful male, he's so quiet compared to other birds I have and I love it HOWEVER my concern is this, he's getting a dull oily look to his feathers. It goes away after a bathtime for a day or two but then right back. I was wondering could he be starting his firt molt? I noticed it about a month ago..I haven't seen any new feathers coming in and I know he hasn't molted as of yet

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-24
If you have a 7 - 8 YEAR old eclectus, he has molted although depending on where you live, it may not have been obvious. ie Arizonia or some such place. The Eclectus will molt, usually somewhat gradually in late summer where there is 100 % exchange of old feathers for new. You see large feathers on the ground but frequently just one at a time and new feathers coming in with sorta a white wax around the new feather. They just love being preened this time of the year. They go through another molt in real early spring and you see this white down (regardless of the color of the parrot) in the cage or on the floor. It is similar to a cat/dog shedding its winter undercoat. The white down feathers are so light they just blow around. So whether real visible or not, your fella has gone through some molts. Again, I do not know where you live but my birds now are shedding their undercoat and they look a little oily. I spritz them with an Aloe spritz. My birds are also big nut eaters and that has a tendency to create oil. Think about what you are feeding him but it is probably just the normal early spring getting rid of the under coat and him over preeening to get rid of excess down.

Yvette - 2010-05-26
I have a baby Eclectus last week (female), I want to know the age of the baby. She doesn't have the baby fluff anymore I'm still giving her the baby food during the day but she doesn't eat much, however she would eat seeds after the baby food. Should I keep feeding her or should I stick to the seeds?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-23
I don't know how old she is but if she is taking the baby food (do you mean bird formula?), I would continue to give it to her. You can cut back to let's try 30CC around 1 pm or when you get home from work and then 45 or so before bedtime. If she takes it - she does - if not then OK. I just don't like to take the chance my children are hungry. Eclectus can be difficult to feed and they can go through stages. You can also try feeding her acxtual baby food (apricots or applesauce) or adding it to the formula. That formula doesn't taste great. Then you cut out the afternnon feeding and slowly cut back the evening (before bed) feeding. Let her have the seed, cracked walnuts work good, almonds (Vitamin A) veggies. They usually like millet as well. Because she doesn't eat MUCH doesn't mean she won't eat it if hungry. I like to feed them till they really do not want it.
manuela rutledge - 2012-01-23
If she does not eat it anymore don't force it. Start giving her fresh fruit and veggies and some almonds here and there .

Mar-Louise - 2012-01-15
Hi. I have a 9 month old eclectus male, who is just adorable. His eating is good,he has alot of toys and he gets alot of attention. Until the age off about 6 months he was feeding on seeds and dry fruits alone. Then I read that they love fresh fruit and vegtables. I immediatly introdused him to that and he love his food. I dont know what could be the problem but he still has alot of baby feathers, i have come across alot of other young eclectus parrots which feathers are all grown out already. Am i doing something wrong? Does he need something? Is there something that I can do for him? Please help me.

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Buy cheap OEM software - 2011-11-05
B8BToQ Strange but true. Your resource is expensive. At least it could be sold for good money on its auction!....

Cobus - 2011-12-17
I have been given a baby African Red-Bellied parrot that must still be hand fed. He however spits out the bird porridge I got from the petshop. What can I give him to eat and not spit it out? Please advise me cause the petshop owners advice don't seem to work.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-12-19
Usually they spit it out if it isn't warm enough. Should be between 100 and 105 degrees. A second reason is the hand feeder has changed and it might take the little one a couple of day (only a couple) to get used to the new feeder. One thing you can do is add baby food apricots or applesauce - a tablespoon - to the mixture. I prefer Zupreme or a least my birds do. One other is when the little guy has had enough - say you gave him 60 cc - he will spit out more if he doesn't want it. They sometimes get a little fussier during the weaning process.

natali - 2011-12-11
how much do they normally go for the price range ?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-12-12
The eclectus runs about $600 - $700 purchased hand fed diretly from a breeder. They run about $1200 in a pet store.

Kingsley Kezinibe - 2011-06-30
I have a senegal parrot that is 9 months old. I named him Paul. He is sometimes restless but very active. I am not very sure of its sex. But I have read some peoples experiences about their parrots laying eggs after some years. I want to know if my Paul can lay eggs on its own without having a mate of different sex. Can they reproduce even while in their cages?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-30
If your Senegal is a male there is no way he can lay an egg. However if your Senegal is a female it is possible that she can lay an egg without having a mate. Her egg would not be fertile and would not hatch and no chick could be produced. She may want to sit it for awhile or not sit it. Many people write in regarding their parrots laying an egg as they are surprised and shocked. It does happen but it does not happen frequently. It is not the norm but it does happen. Female chickens just lay eggs.
Yes, a bird can mate and reproduce in their cages but if you wish to breed your Senegal it would be a whole lot easier to do it with a flight cage and a nest box. Attmepting to breed a Senegal in a regular cage and no nest box would probably not be sucessful.
Kingsley Kezinibe - 2011-11-30
Thanks Charlie. Is there a way I can determine the sex of my senegal? That's one. Secondly, my senegal often pecks me even though its quite friendly. What do i do to stop this behaviour. Finally can they talk clearly? Thanks.
Charlie Roche - 2011-11-30
There is no 100% accurate way to determine the sex of a senegal parrot without DNA sexing. However, most breeders can tell by looking with about 90% accuracy. The females top of the head going from the eyes and up and over the top and then to the top of the neck is a smoothe curve. The males head is flatter and you can usually feel a sligh angle ridge at the back of the head before you get to the neck area. Femlaes head is smoothe and males head is flatter. Real easy to see when babies before they feather in. Senegals don't usually talk clearly. They will say a few words and you will know what they mean but someone else may not. You will know though and that is what counts. Pecking you --- parrots have just a few ways of telling us humans they don't like what we are doing. A foot can come straight out - sorta like a cop stopping traffic. That means 'hey I don't want pet now' and if you continue anyway - they will sometimes peck at you. Pecking can just be an attention thing or habit in which case the easiest thing to do is when she does it just grab her beak with your thumb and finger and say a big 'NO' and then say 'good girl' and give her a kiss on the beak. You can also grab her beak and do a figure 8 with it and come up with a rhyme of sorts. Replace the behavior - via showing her another behavior.

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