behavior problem

I brought my Quaker home knowing their reputation for being little escape artists. She just turned one at the beginning of July, and she is definitely coming into her own... meaning she is pursuing her destined career as an escape artist. I don't think the problem is that I'm not letting her out...

I have a 5~6 year old alexandrine male (who i suspect to be a ringneck hybrid), who i got last year as a rehome. i know nothing about his previous owners/care other than that they have had many types of birds, and would frequently rehome/cycle through birds when i first got him, it wasnt as bad...

I just got my GCC today. He's almost fully weaned, I have to handfeed him once a day if he wants to eat it. When I brought him home, I put him in the cage, and he immediately started climbing the cage walls. The parrot store told me to put all of the perches down low, since he's only a baby, but...

Hello! I adopted Kiwi, a sun conure, in early summer from a woman on craigslist who pretty much just wanted to get rid of him. She gave me him, his setup, a few toys, perches, bird bath, etc, for much less than the usual price of the bird. She said he was cage aggressive, but when I was there...

Hi everyone, As you know, Kyo has been really wonderful since we brought her home. At least, she gives ME no big problems (other than losing her attention very easily during training). As soon as she flies onto my head or shoulder, I pick her up and lay her on her back (she either then...

Hi! I`m having some serious problems with my 2 year old female GCC :( First thing, she bites. And yeah, i know they are nippy birds, but she`s on the attack all the time when she`s out of the cage. It`s getting to the point that she will fly straight at me, trying to bite my hands, my neck...

I am new here but my reason for joining was due to this issue. Lucy my 6 year old Umbrella thinks I am hers and only HERS. She adores me ADORES me... to the point that no matter what I do she lifts her tail, quivers, does the uncomfortable heavy breathing and has even regurged for me (the...

We have a new male eclectus and have had him for the past couple of days, and he just started screaming earlier on today. We've been picking him up, putting him in his cage and covering him with a sheet, and leaving him there for about half an hour. Whenever we go up to take him out again and he...

So my cockatoo wills step up in a sense, if i want to get her out of her cage she will eagerly step up onto me but shell automatically go to my shoulder and wont get off unless she decides something she wants is too far away and they she starts edging but allways comes back to my shoulder. If i...

Hello fellow parrot fanatics! I need some suggestions/ideas on what to do about my bitty boy lovebird. He loves to bite. He will bite my lips if I offer him a kiss, he will bite my cheek or neck if he can manage to get a biteful, he bites my earlobes, and he especially likes to bite my hands...

New sun conure! Help?? Hello, I need some help with my new sun conure. Back story: he was found by some friends of ours, and we went to great lengths to reunite him with his owners. After calling every shelter, posting flyers, looking of Craigslist and calling every avian vet in the area, we...

We just got Indie about two weeks ago from a couple whose daughter had raised him. She did a really great job he's super tame, and will set-up on almost anyone, cuddles bonds with females instantly, he's a great bird; kind of needy ;). Needless to say he's favorable of women. I've never owned a...

Hello everyone. I'm fairly new to these forums but I thought I'd ask you guys what you think about my blue crown's (Kongo) behavior. He originally came from a home that kept him in a covered cage in a garage (in Indiana...) and the only contact he had with people was being picked up with a...

Hi everyone! I have an adorable little green cheek that I brought home about 2 months ago. Ducky and I were instant friends from the moment I saw her. She loves to be with me and when I'm home, we eat together, watch tv together and when I'm doing things around the house like feeding the cat...

My boyfriend and I just got a Catalina Macaw yesterday. The previous owner said she has a habit of biting her feet and ankles extremely hard when she has tantrums. I'm assuming its because they didn't spend much time with her and shes in a new environment so she's stressed. Is there anyway we...

I've sorted through the posts here and found similar situations, but nothing QUITE like our predicament with Coconut. Please note that I am a total Newb. I never owned a bird or lived with birds up until 7 months ago. I was strictly a cat lady ... and then I found the love of my life and his...

Okay Parrot Forum, I have a dilemma that I would appreciate some advice with. A friend of my family has a 6 Year old Congo African Grey, Tessa, that is in need of a good home. This friend is my uncles 75 year old mother. They have had this bird since she (DNA sexted) was 1 year old and it isn't...

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum, and yet I am also fairly inexperienced in the art of keeping parrots, which is why i've never contributed to it before. However, I am in the need of some fairly serious help. I have just adopted a green cheek conure, from a local family here. Just so you...

I bought my adorable green cheeked Conure almost a year ago and he was a hand fed super friendly little guy (or girl?)! We spend every day together for at least 2-3 hours a day cuddling and playing (he even takes naps with me!). He's not afraid of hands, fingers, being petted or really anything...

I just recently(a week ago) got a four months ekkie. He don't let Me touch him. As soon as he sees my fingers he does like he's going to bite it and just bumps the finger, like saying "get away from me". The other problem is that he don't like being in his cage. He goes to my conures cage...