Pinkbirdy
06-24-2013, 01:35 AM
I think they can :th_biggrin: I wonder if it would work for plucking too? I am no expert ,but just took in that Goffin 'Pearl" .Who I was afraid of subjecting my family to. I got Pearl off of craigslist [I saw him 4 times [I think hes a boy] I at one point was trying to help the owner think of ways to keep him . Everytime I saw this bird he was trying to fly and attack me ,the husband and the daughter.He also screamed most of the time. The women kept calling and begging me to take him. The only reason I did was ,he did step up on a stick [of course he didn't want to but did. ] I thought because of that there might be hope of things turning around. This was a Goffin that had gone wrong and was ruling the house.I had 2 back up plans if things really couldn't work out with him [I also told the women I would let her know if this happened. Totally changing his environment has worked. Trust me hes no peach and were quickly past the honeymoon stage. But he hasn't flown to attack anyone [even the birds] now that hes finally in with them . He hasn't bit me and is surprisingly quite gentle.But there was the screaming issue .I wish JT was on here because what he says does work. This bird yells when he wants something ,hes trying to let you know . So ignoring him is not the answer. Ive figured out 3 times he was yelling about things ,what he wanted.Why own a Too and go to this much trouble.Pearl is a riot he jumps across the top of the cage to retrieve paper balls and throw them to me ,Loves to dance , does that somersault trick on a stick and yells yay!!! at the top . Barks ,trys to talk ,shows you his toys . This bird just needed someone to play with him and establish you were not afraid. So its amazing what a different bird Pearl is now. So if anyone hears of biting ,screaming birds . Their not a lost cause and maybe we can help get them to where they need to be and on the right track.