Blue Front Amazons

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I was looking at my bird i decided that i am not giving her away,anyway i think what made her upset is that we have been not giving her any atention for like 5 mouths and she just dosen't want any thing to do with us that's just the only thing that's making her mad. We keep her in the laundry room and in her cage and thats why she's mad cause we do not give her any attention.







Hi, I have a Blue Front Amazon that is 20 years old and one day she was climbing up my shoulder to eat French fries off my plate and it was like the next day she was the meanest thing on earth I try touching her and she almost broke my finger last night. I just don't under stand I have had her for since she was 6 mouths old
HELP HELP ME if I can not get her to be nice I will have to give her away

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Logan,

  First I must say that it makes me sad to hear that you would already be thinking of giving your bird away after 20 years. Your bird is undoubtedly very bonded to you and moving to a new home would be traumatic.  I hope you will rethink that decision. There are entirely too many homeless birds out there now and unfortunately, most of them will bounce from home to home to home. After 20 years as a pet it would be horribly unfair to allow someone to turn her into a breeder which is probably all you will be able to find if she truly has become that aggressive.

 You dont really give me a lot of information about what has happened. A bird that has been a steady companion rarely just totally changes it's behavior for no reason. Did something scare her? Did she hurt herself somehow while you has her out? Has something in your house changed? Has there been a major change in your schedule or home situation?  Your bird is obviously upset and is telling you in the only way she knows how.  In order for me to help you, I need to know more.
My other question is this; has she typically become a little more aggressive in the spring or summer?

 Please keep in mind that your bird is a BIRD and she can only react to you and behave as a bird. Sometimes I think we expect too much of them and then get disappointed.

 Give me more details and I will see what I can do to help.



Jan

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Logan,
 
I can see now why your bird is upset. Keeping her closed up in her cage, in the laundry room where she certainly does not feel like part of the family, and not handling her or spending time with her for five months or more, is exactly what the problem is. Although I said that I would hate to see her go to a new home I will say that if you are going to keep her under these same conditions from now on, it would be best to find a home for her with someone who will love her and give her the attention she is used to. She is not actually mad at you but from what you tell me has been neglected recently and she has no way to understand why this has happened to her.

I hope you will make the best decision for all of you.