Hello and question

[shirasmom]

Hi everyone! I am so happy to have found this site! We purchased our female quaker (she has been sex tested) @ 1 year ago. At the time it was just my husband and myself living home. We have 3 cages for her to "hang out" in. One in the kitchen, one in the home office (that is also the cage she sleeps in) and one in our bedroom which is where I spend a lot of time when I am home…this happens to be her favorite cage where she is often the most content. She gets a lot of time and attention from my husband and myself, but the one thing I struggle with is "playing" with and trying to "teach/train" her…
She gets a daily spritz in the shower where we have a perch for her.
She absolutely loves and is connected to me and my husband, but in May my 23 yr old twin daughters moved back home and she is not so nice to them. She will bite them if they get too close :-(….
If anyone has ideas and advise on 1. how to play/train her 2. how to help her learn to be nicer to my daughters I would SO greatly appreciate it!
Thanks so much and I look forward to being a part of this community

 

[MustLoveAnimals]

Hi everyone! I am so happy to have found this site! We purchased our female quaker (she has been sex tested) @ 1 year ago. At the time it was just my husband and myself living home. We have 3 cages for her to "hang out" in. One in the kitchen, one in the home office (that is also the cage she sleeps in) and one in our bedroom which is where I spend a lot of time when I am home…this happens to be her favorite cage where she is often the most content. She gets a lot of time and attention from my husband and myself, but the one thing I struggle with is "playing" with and trying to "teach/train" her…
She gets a daily spritz in the shower where we have a perch for her.
She absolutely loves and is connected to me and my husband, but in May my 23 yr old twin daughters moved back home and she is not so nice to them. She will bite them if they get too close :-(….
If anyone has ideas and advise on 1. how to play/train her 2. how to help her learn to be nicer to my daughters I would SO greatly appreciate it!
Thanks so much and I look forward to being a part of this community

Is she treat motivated? Find out what she absolutely LOVES and use that for training. My Cockatiel loves almonds. And I assume you're using a clicker?

 

[shirasmom]

Hi everyone! I am so happy to have found this site! We purchased our female quaker (she has been sex tested) @ 1 year ago. At the time it was just my husband and myself living home. We have 3 cages for her to "hang out" in. One in the kitchen, one in the home office (that is also the cage she sleeps in) and one in our bedroom which is where I spend a lot of time when I am home…this happens to be her favorite cage where she is often the most content. She gets a lot of time and attention from my husband and myself, but the one thing I struggle with is "playing" with and trying to "teach/train" her…
She gets a daily spritz in the shower where we have a perch for her.
She absolutely loves and is connected to me and my husband, but in May my 23 yr old twin daughters moved back home and she is not so nice to them. She will bite them if they get too close :-(….
If anyone has ideas and advise on 1. how to play/train her 2. how to help her learn to be nicer to my daughters I would SO greatly appreciate it!
Thanks so much and I look forward to being a part of this community

Is she treat motivated? Find out what she absolutely LOVES and use that for training. My Cockatiel loves almonds. And I assume you're using a clicker?

Thanks! Yes..Shira is treat motivated…I think it is me that doesn't know exactly how to use them…also, this is actually the first I am hearing about the clicker…Where do I get one and how do I use it??

 

[Hawk]

Think of the way the bird sees you and your husband before your daughter moved back. The bird sees their excepted flock....now a new member joins in, your daughter and it feels threatened....by that I mean the bird is thinking....will that new person steal my food, will the new person take away my flock, will I not be loved, will I get attention any more.??
I remember when I brought a new bird home with the existing birds I had....The Senegal was sad faced for a month, because I was training the new bird. My Grey was a bit droopy as well....think outside the box and see it from their eyes and thinking and then you'll understand what your bird is thinking. They are emotional believe it or not. jealousy to be exact.