According to the experts, cage
confinement can lead to obesity, depression, boredom and stress. By
being in an open airy environment, your companion bird/s gain a
sense of freedom, a chance to explore, get plenty of exercise, and
gain enhanced emotional stability. The physical & mental
improvements are commonly noted by owners providing exercise gyms
for their companions. Remember exercise is critical for all parrots..
Problem
Remember parrots are flock animals. They
think like birds. Because we have taken them out of the wild, we need to
deal with the fact that we as humans become their flock. They want to
be where we are (like you haven't noticed that). If you take a medium size
bird (African Grey) or a large size bird (Umbrella Cockatoo) into another
room, where can they sit while you enjoy a hobby, conversation or TV?
Put a big bird on the back of a chair, a
window sill or counter and watch it turn to sawdust. Why? They're not being
bad, they're (mimicking) foraging (the act of looking for food in trees and
under rocks) and maintaining good beak health. Just as nature programmed
them to do.
Some of you may observe your birds scream
when you're not in the room. You may even scream "shut up" back out
of frustration.
Learn more about scream time) Well as far
as the bird is thinking, "finally someone to talk to." And the screaming
continues because the bird now thinks you want to chat. All your bird may be trying to communicate is "hey, I want to be
a part of what ever activity you are involved with." You are their flock.
Solution
When your bird leaves the security of it's
cage, it needs to have a place of it's own to perch. By having a separate
stand, your bird knows it has it's own secure place elsewhere in your home
or work place. Casters or small table top stands enable easy movement from room-to-room. Birds are
really smart and bore readily.
Our Indian Ringneck Sunshine
comes to work with us every day. He has a cage
and a stand behind
Catherine'sdesk so he can watch mom do paperwork. When mom moves 40
feet away to oversee shipping, Sunshine drops his
Chirp on the floor (knowing I will dutifully deliver it to his new
workplace
