Daisy, the rescue

[MsDaisyMaisy]

Daisy has been doing great, thanks for all of your help.

Sadly, daisy has been super aggressive towards my daughter, who is 6. Kiddo isn't fascinated by birds at all and leaves daisy alone, she will say hi to her but that's about it. Now I'm trying to figure out why daisy is out for blood with my kiddo. She takes flight off her cage, towards kiddo and taunts her or tries biting her. She pinned kiddo on the sofa, everytime kiddo would move, daisy would haul ass to get to her, try to bite her and then laugh with this downright meniacle, evil laugh. How do I take care of this problem?

Even though I found it hysterical that it takes a bird to keep kiddo on the sofa.

 

[Birdman666]

Well, generally speaking, a lot of parrots aren't especially fond of kids. They're noisier than they are, and startle them. They move to fast around them, and the bird has a hard time knowing what they're going to do next...

Especially if the kid is pretty hyper, the bird is trying to drive her away from the nest (which would be the cage/room where the cage is kept.) That's usually going to be the trigger.

As for the chasing stuff... your child is going to have to solve that problem, and may not be old enough or mature enough to do it. What I use is a big floor pillow.

FIRST, Don't run.

SECOND, Remain calm. Absolutely NO DRAMA REWARD!

The bird who is chasing is suddenly confronted with the big floor pillow, held up by the person that he is chasing, so that it is much bigger than he is, and when he goes to attack, THAT PILLOW COMES AFTER HIM. CALMLY KEEP MOVING THE PILLOW TOWARD THE BIRD UNTIL HE RETREATS BACK TO HIS CAGE.

THAT'S BIRD FOR CHASING PEOPLE WON'T BE TOLERATED IN THIS HOUSE. PLAY THAT GAME, BIRD, AND YOU WILL LOSE EVERY TIME.

They usually get the message in short order.

IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A LARGER BIRD, GO AFTER A SMALLER BIRD THAT'S GETTING OUT OF LINE, SAME CONCEPT.

AS SOON AS HE BACKS DOWN AND STOPS CHASING, SO DO YOU...

The message you send is if YOU are the AGGRESSOR, YOU will TRIGGER AGGRESSION TOWARDS YOURSELF.... AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT!!!

They generally get this one fairly quickly.

 

[Peppo]

My Paco loves my son BUT my husband was in the same boat as your daughter. We used the pillow trick too. When Paco would be on his playstand and my husband on the couch he always had the big pillow on his lap ready to hold it up. Finally, Paco's tolerance of him grew and we don't need the pillow anymore. Right from the beginning, I had my son play games in front of Paco's cage so he would know there was no threat there. Both were safe. Maybe this was wrong, but I also made sure I showed my son affection in front of Paco, while he was in the cage, so he knew that's the way it is. He has never shown jealousy towards him. I did the same with my dog and rabbit. It put me as flock leader and makes him more able to share my attention with them while he is out, which is all the time now. Sometimes, they can learn only to tolerate someone, like my husband, not necessarily like them. Same as people, I guess. It takes time, my Paco was similar to yours in the beginning and may have had a similar background before I found him. Be patient, the rewards are great, but safety for your daughter first and foremost. And I agree, tuck your thumb for step up!

 

[MsDaisyMaisy]

I'll have to try the pillow trick.

As for kiddo trying anything, no lol. Daisy has a record, she leaped off the cage as kiddo was walking to the table with her dinner. Grabbed her and wouldn't let go. Thankfully I don't have a hyper child, my apartment is too small for that lmao

 

[henpecked]

Welcome to the forum. Did you get that bird from Kim? Have you seen this thread yet? There's hope.http://www.parrotforums.com/amazons/58908-eppup-early-christmas-present-willie-buttons.html