biting aggressive

A couple weeks ago i bought a 3 yr old quaker parrot with his cage and all off of craigslist. Every time you put your hands near him, even just on the bars of his cage he freaks out, lunges at my hand and it sounds almost like he hisses? Is he doing this because he just needs more time to get...

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...

I recently bought myself a 6 year old male B&G macaw named Echo.Ive had him for around 3 days and he lets me give him scritches and eats out of my hand.He already seems to have settled in pretty good and I want to work on step up training him.So far Ive put on a nice heavy pair of gloves and fed...

Hi I have very recently adopted a 3yr old Timneh African Grey. Her name is Ava. And she BITES, okay given I've only had her for 2 days and her previous owner is a man. I seriously need help in taming her to be mine. I have patience and a high pain threshold but a lady can really only take...