Blue crown conure

[dayerk]

Hi parrot people!
I just got a blue crown conure. I think he has been past around alot. He is not very friendly. I have only had him a week. I am super nice to him. I feed him all the right things, special snacks, I talk to him constantly, I leave music on for him when I leave (I think that irritates him). Nonetheless, he still won't come to me or let me take him out of his cage. I leave his door open so he can come out if he wants too but he doesn't.
I would love it if someone could give me any helpful information on what to do. He needs his nails and beak trimmed but he attacks me if i try to take him out and he won't willingly get on my hand.
Is there anything specific I can do to let him know I'm not going to hurt him?

 

[Birdman666]

Sounds like he's cage bound and hasn't been handled.

Birds that do not get handled do not stay tame.

Cage Bound = Birds that fester in cages all day long for years on end get used to that confined space, and it becomes all they have in the world, so they tend to defend it to the death.

Cage bound protocol = Once he is clipped, get the bird out, preferably on a big playstand, in another room away from the cage. Preferably where he can see and interact with the house hold, but can't see the cage. Let him just get used to life outside again first, and observe the interaction. Walk by and talk to him. Give him treats, etc.

Then comes step up practice, once he is comfortable, and less territorial. Right now, frankly, he is likely to bite you for trying. Same time every day. Establish a routine & pattern him.

Who is going to groom the bird? Do you need to take him somewhere? Or do you do it yourself? You probably will need to towel him to get him out of the cage. Sometimes it can't be helped...

He's gonna get toweled for grooming anyway. Get used to it bird. It happens from time to time. No one is going to hurt you. So learn to deal with it.

 

[dayerk]

him and it didn't work out very well. I think it was traumatic for both of us. Lol

I was going to get gloves but i read that it was bad to handle them with gloves.

I don't want to clip his wings. I want him to be able to fly when he feels safe here and eventually train him to free fly. Is that bad?

 

[Birdman666]

For some reason part of your post broke off.

1. Clipped wings grow back at the next molt. I would clip him until you get him trained. He will be much easier to work with, but that's just me.

2. Right now he isn't free-flighted or recalled, so if he goes out the door, it's bye-bye birdie. Which is a second reason to clip him. He will be panicky at first when taken away from his comfort zone. (Then he'll probably not want to go back.)

3. You've got to deal with the cage bound issue, and step up/basic training issues first before you can ever think of recalling/free flighting him. If he isn't bonded with you, recall is liable to NOT work at all. Free flight in that instance usually means GONE!

 

[dayerk]

It all makes perfect sense! I will definitely get his wings clipped. Does it hurt them?

I have been bribing him out of his cage with peanuts. He will come out onto a play stand located on a tv stand in front of his cage just not to me yet. I feel like we are making a little progress.

Thanks again for you help