Military Problems and training questions
I have a few questions?? I have been around large birds all my life and I have just got around to purchasing my first Macaw. He is a Military and his name is Tommy. I am not sure of his age he was a Catholic priest's bird and the priest past away. The lady from the church that got didn't know anything about him and she could't handle him. I brought him home and I have worked with him and he will let me rub his back and his head sometimes his beak. I let him out of cage and he immediate goes to the top of the cage. I have to keep on him to finally get him to step up on my arm. When i get him on my arm he will set there for a few but then he starts biting. When i try to get him back in the cage he lights me up. He bites me hard. I am just trying to get him to quit climbing on the cage i guess its a bad habit that the priest let him do. He also don't like my hand in the cage when he is in there he gets mad. I have to get him out first before I can clean up. I am just wondering how i can break his habits and his biting. I know he has to trust me a little to let pet his head and back and all under his wings. Please any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot for any help.
I have a few questions?? I have been around large birds all my life and I have just got around to purchasing my first Macaw. He is a Military and his name is Tommy. I am not sure of his age he was a Catholic priest's bird and the priest past away. The lady from the church that got didn't know anything about him and she could't handle him. I brought him home and I have worked with him and he will let me rub his back and his head sometimes his beak. I let him out of cage and he immediate goes to the top of the cage. I have to keep on him to finally get him to step up on my arm. When i get him on my arm he will set there for a few but then he starts biting. When i try to get him back in the cage he lights me up. He bites me hard. I am just trying to get him to quit climbing on the cage i guess its a bad habit that the priest let him do. He also don't like my hand in the cage when he is in there he gets mad. I have to get him out first before I can clean up. I am just wondering how i can break his habits and his biting. I know he has to trust me a little to let pet his head and back and all under his wings. Please any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot for any help.
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