I get my fill of them when we go to the zoo. My Dad was gifted one since he had a few different animals in his classroom. The parents got a divorce and neither apartment complex the parents each moved into said no way.
It was a military macaw
and it was loud. She was fun for about 10...
Pictures of Nayla? And the sire?
I have to give you a lot of credit @Nyboy that you could convince someone to hold onto an intact female for you who isn't a co-breeder.
And yes Golden's rule!!!!
If I do it I do it on anything I cut back. Its getting there. Part of it is just getting to it since its being protected by poison ivy. Its been a battle. Its a few wild bushes that are on the edge of the property and now that I have a minute I've been trying to handle this mess.
I've even gone so far as to cut the grape stems and touch a little bit of Round Up to the freshly cut area. That will circulate it back to the plant and kill it to the roots.
I really don't want to use chemicals, but as aggressive as wild grape can be it forces my hand.
Really? Man they go bonkers here. They self seed and will create a carpet of freshly germinated heart shaped leaves. Then its a drag race to the sky! They are super aggressive. Must be a Michigan thing. We do have a really nice micro climate with the Great Lakes protecting us. My neighbor...
You could even put him or a chicken in a crate and begin avoidance training that way. That will keep the bird safe and you can monitor him and do what needs to be done.
I agree the collar might be the step you need to take.
Google snake avoidance training and then simply swap the snake for a chicken.
I wouldn't make a sound at him either. The idea is to let him think that the chicken caused the correction. The only downside of this is that trying to correct...