Bad news!!

[Kiwi2010]

Hey guys,
I've got very bad news, today, i let sky out of the cage, he was doing great, he kept moving around, but when he saw my mum & dad, he flew over to them! we thought this was good, but he went over to my bad, made a large sqwuaking sound & took a chunk out of my dads arm & drew ALOT of blood, he done the same to my mum!! :O, he bit both of them & drew LOTS of blood! my mum forced me to put him on for sale! she said i can get another one, but it must be tame, i told her that with a bit of training he will be fine, but shes stubborn & wants to get rid of him, she gave me the old "its me or the parrot" speech, im angry & upset, but I know that Sky will be going to a better home, as we don't stroke him & let him out of the cage for around 4-6 hours, but if we had a tame parrot, he would be out all day, so hopefully, he'll get a nice aviary home , i've had lots of fun with Sky, but i guess it wasnt meant to be! I shall be getting a new IRN really soon, as soon as Sky goes.
thanks guys

 

[madparrotwoman]

Oh dear, it does look like their minds are made up, however my worry is bringing another parrot into the home with possibly the same outcome.

 

[antoinette]

Poor Sky, he just arrived, hardly had time to settle down. How many days have you had him now?
A bird requires a lot of time whether tamed or not.
Even a tamed bird will have moments of madness, as mpw mentioned the same thing could occur.

 

[Kiwi2010]

Hey guys,
when i get the tame bird, i will be meeting him a few times, before he comes home, so hes comfortable with me, my parents love birds, i have 30 budgies, a few cockatiels etc & we had a IRN last year, but he died at 25 years old. So my parenst know how it all works, i told them that i want to keep Sky, but they are firm & stubborn, they want a fully tamed IRN, i have found a few from breeders, which are fully hand reared & tame, i will be seeing them a few days before i get them to my house. I am upset about selling Sky, hes a great bird, i've had him since friday morning, but my parents are selling him out of anger, since he did take out chunks out of my parents arms, but i told them that it wont be easy, but they are firm
thanks guys

 

[Bobby34231]

Wow, don't think I've ever heard of a bird actually going after someone and attacking like that, not only once but twice, sounds like a bad scene from a Hitchcock movie, just a thought, since you've found breeders of IRN's and since Sky seems to be of mature breeding age(which may be part of the aggression problem) you might see if a breeder will take Sky in as a partial trade for a new baby and place him in their breeding program......

 

[GreenCheek]

If you just got him Friday, please give him a little more time to settle in! Maybe if you got him clipped, your parents would agree to it. This way, he can't fly over to them to attack them, and it will help out with some training. Try to explain to them that with some training, he'll come around, and seriously consider the clip.

Edit: Woops. Just read your other thread and see he's already clipped. Well then, if you still can't convince your parents I hope he finds a wonderful new home, and you get a nice tamed bird. But as was mentioned above, the same can happen with a new bird too. Maybe not when you get him, but when they reach sexual maturity you could have the same kind of issue. Good luck!

 

[clawnz]

Sorry I have to say you need to give this bird more time.
Everybody knows Parrot time can be a long time, not 4days.
Fids only tend to attack during mating season.
If your parents have kept Fids, they should understand you do not just get rid of a bird. It does sound like it may of been defending his mate, you.
There will be a reason, and you need to try and find out what that reason is. It maybe simple to fix.
It needs time and effort to help the Fid, please do not move it on.
Mind you if the Fid can sense the fear or bad attitude it may never settle down.
All these guys need Time. Love. Understanding.
And you may just have the same problem with the next Fid, will just pass that on!

I am only new to keeping Fids. But I have learnt what they need and how they react around different personality's. And am around the Caged Fids at my local Rescue.
Yes some of them bite, we deal with it. and I can after a few weeks go into their cages and not get bit. I find all it takes is the right approach and be in the right frame of mind.
I will give you an example and Pics.
We have just had a Eastern Rosella come in. It was to aggressive for Hillary to handle, so she moved it to Lyns. These pictures were taken the next Day. I only spent a couple of hours talking and settling it in to it's new home.

Yes she is flighted. I was holding wing out so we could confirm sex. She was comfortable with me doing this. Her head was free and if she wanted she could of nailed me.
I firmly believe when you take on a Pet Bird, it is for life, a forever home, where they are loved.

 

[Kiwi2010]

Hi guys,
I know & i've told them that the biting is due to a stage they go through in life, but want to sell him, out of anger & frustration, they aren't thinking it through & they are firm, they won't budge , i guess Me & Sky weren't meant to be

 

[HRH Di]

I'm so sorry. It's so easy for them to find a place in your heart that even after just a few days, it's hard to think of being without them.

I do think he needs more time, but if you're living in your parents' home, they make the rules.

I think Bobby has a good suggestion about making a trade with a breeder.

 

[Kiwi2010]

Hi,
Yes, i am trying to get him a good home, if he doesn't sell, i might get lucky & might be able to keep him

 

[Birdamor]

I don't mean to be rude or antagonistic but I am afraid that your parents do not know that much about birds. If they did, they would know that:
a) parrots need a long time to settle down - we are talking years sometimes
b) there is no such thing as an 'always tame parrot'
c) IRNs are not only notorious biters (especially the females), they are also known for requiring many hours a day of interaction to keep them friendly and failure to do this, will result in an aggressive bird (which is, most likely, the reason why this happened as you say that you don't allow the bird a lot of out of cage time)

So, yes, please, find Sky a new home but do reconsider getting another one because even a hand-raised baby IRN will, eventually, bite.

 

[Beilana]

I agree with Birdamor.

Even my hand-raised GCC has drawn blood. Every parrot will most likely bite at some point in their lives.