Bayshing wants to eat my face...

[luv4scjjt]

Well my relationship with Bayshing hasnt gotten any better since she came home. Quick insight. Bayshing came to live with us around the same time we got a baby greenwing. Bayshing took it upon herself to protect the baby from the evil likes of me and tries to kill me everytime i go neer either one of them. The baby (Fawx) loves me to death and will actually get between me and Bayshing to keep her from hurting me. Is there anything at all i can do to help with this. I am always talking to her and trying to give her treats and be nice but she still wants to rip me apart. What can i do before it ruins the chance for Fawx and Bayshing to also have a friendship. Or am i doomed to live with a giant bird that hates me???

 

[MeganMango]

I know very little about macaws, and my two birds get along, so Im not an expert at all. I would suggest keeping them separated. You might have to let them out separately for now and work on training with your new macaw. Clicker or touch training may help build a relationship and distract her from being super protective. Keep them in separate rooms if possible, and try reintroducing them later when Bayshing has built a relationship with you and she has some trained behaviors you could use to distract her. Again, Im not an expert in the area, but if it was me, thats what I would probably try.

 

[Turquoise]

As suggested, I would recommend you keep both macaws in separate cages if they are not already. I take it by your post that you have not been able to develop a relationship with Bayshing yet. It can be very difficult to work with a parrot if there are distractions such as both macaws on the same perch or together.

If Bayshing is cage aggressive, will she come out on her won onto a play perch? If she will, it is much easier to work with her on it outside of her cage. Does she know how to step up & has she been handled prior to your getting her? If she doe not know how to step up on your arm or refuses to, you will probably have to work on stick training her first (stepping up on a hand held stick perch) til she settles down & understands what you want from her.

It will be a slow process, but you have to gain her trust. I would not worry right now about Fawx & Bayshing becoming friends. You need to become Bayshing's friend before you can more forward with future plans of the flock accepting each other.

 

[luv4scjjt]

Sorry for the late response. Ive been incredably busy and havent been on for a while. They are in seperate cages. Bayshing was handled before we got her by her previous owner. (male) They loved each other very much and he would never have givin her up but he has physically become to old to care for her so asked my husdband and i to care for her. She does step up for my husdband. He can put her in and out of her cage but i cant' even step near her without her lurching at me. I dont know what to do except to realize that she will never like me and just let my husdband do the care for her.

 

[goalerjones]

Time may win out for your relationship. For now try the tricks like feeding treats and just loving on her without having to hold her. If not then treat it like a zoo, keeping her safe healthy and fed, even though she isnt your friend.