I need some help

[Carolina]

Hello to all
I need Help , I just bought my African grey 5 days ago and when I go close to him He starts screaming ! and once I just let the cage open he flew and sat in a corner and I went near him but he screams and bites and fly far from me. Before I used to visit him at the pet store. and we use to play in the room, etc etc. now that he is at home he doesn't want me to touch him at all.
Can anyone help me please ?

 

[Carolina]

I also bought the clicker (for clicker training) but He doesn't even want to receive food from my hand so How am I going to reward him???

 

[weco]

Give him some time...how long will be totally up to the bird, but sitting next to the cage & talking to it tends to calm many birds down, actually, five days is not much time for a companion bird to become acclimated to its new surroundings.....

While it may be frustrating, you are going to need to be patient.....whatever relationship you had at the petstore changed when you took the bird out of the surroundings it was familiar and comfortable with, but since there was that relationship, it may not be all that long before your feathered friend is interested in renewing the relationship.....

Until he becomes friendlier, you can always wait until it is dark, turn out the lights and use a towel to pick him up & return him to his cage...be sure it is completely dark otherwise it might spook the bird if he sees shadows moving around.....

 

[alfy1]

Was he hand raised?? Because my gray was wild caught or parent raised and he screamed a lot in the first two days. But after a few days he accepted seeds from my hand. It wasn't hard to make him take seeds from my hand , the hardest thing was to make him let me touch him. I still can't do this after 4 months with him

 

[ROSIEKING]

Check out Chet Womach or BIRDTRICKS.COM, I've read some of his articles about taming and training and he seems to have a great success according to the videos he puts out. This may help you.

 

[MonicaMc]

I don't recommend Bird Tricks at all...


Carolina, this blog may be of help to you!

Working with Fearful Parrots: A Study in Videos | Learning Parrots

 

[Carolina]

Thank you so much for all your help I really appreciate it
I cannot be happier, yesterday I spend 1 hour talking to my Obi ( African grey) I was beside his cage the all time. After an hour he lets me touch him!!!!! I was scratching his head! This morning I opened his cage and he lets me touch him again! However, He does not take food from my hand  I think for what you guys said, We just need some time..

 

[BillsBirds]

Baby steps. A little bit more each time. Don't rush him. With treats & sweet talk, in no time, you'll both be pals!

 

[legal_eagle]

Birds are very sensitive and I think it's often a big shock to them when they go home from the pet store or breeder. A budgie I bought many years ago sat in her food dish without making a sound for 3 days after I brought her home. I just let her be, talked to her now and then, and checked to make sure she was at least eating. After three days she started to chirp and eventually became bold enough to come out of the cage.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

Definitely give him time(that's great he let you touch him), after a month and a few days my recently adopted CAG is finally started to get used to me and enjoy my company.

 

[Blancaej]

I think patience is key. Like everyone said, give him time. It sounds like you are getting on the right track. Great job! It's nice he is finally letting you touch him! I just adopted a 19 year old Green Wing Macaw. I'm finding talking to her softly and letting her take the lead is working best. She is eating from my hand, letting me pet her beak and coming up to me when I approach her cage. I've had her since Tuesday. He will tell you when he is ready for more. Just keep doing what you are doing!