need help taming grey parrot

[ramy]

i bough an african grey recently,i dont know if male or female,anw its been 1 month,i put him near me,and he scream at me,scream again then shut up,when i move he scream again,and whenver somebody come towards him he begin to scream.i have tried touching him but he went crazy and begin to jump and hurt himself in the cage by running from me,so i stopped.
so im really concerned and upset about it,i cant touch him,pet him,or feed him,and he keeps screaming so i had to put cover so he dont annoy me when i watch tv....btw.. at first when i bough him he was aggresive like thats.but hes not getting any better,any tips would be useful.

 

[lotosha]

Lot of information is missing, such as - how old is your grey, how big is his cage, was he handfed or is he coming wild, what is his diet?
Please be patient and gentle with him and don't ignore him.
Read articles on target training and start with it.

 

[Echo]

and he keeps screaming so i had to put cover so he dont annoy me when i watch tv....btw.. at first when i bough him he was aggresive like thats.but hes not getting any better,any tips would be useful.

This bothers me. Screaming in Greys means that they are scared. You cover him when he screams so that you can watch TV??? Let me just process this for a bit. I don't know what to say to this...

 

[SoCalWendy]

i bough an african grey recently,i dont know if male or female,anw its been 1 month,i put him near me,and he scream at me,scream again then shut up,when i move he scream again,and whenver somebody come towards him he begin to scream.i have tried touching him but he went crazy and begin to jump and hurt himself in the cage by running from me,so i stopped.
so im really concerned and upset about it,i cant touch him,pet him,or feed him,and he keeps screaming so i had to put cover so he dont annoy me when i watch tv....btw.. at first when i bough him he was aggresive like thats.but hes not getting any better,any tips would be useful.

If he s screaming and freaks out when you touch him, then back off and don't touch him. How old is he? Where did you get him? What is he eating?

The only thing you can do for him right now is to just be 'patient' and provide for his basic needs (food, water, toys and a clean cage.) When he is quiet, praise him, by talking in a soft tone. No animation, he doesn't know what to expect from you and he is scared. Move slowly around him, no sudden hand movements and don't try and touch him. When you try and feed him, talk softly to him, if he starts to scream, ignore it and just put his food and water in his cage, but don't try and touch him.

Covering him isn't going to help your situation, it's only going to isolate him even more. Make sure he gets plenty of uninterrupted sleep, sun up to sun down. Until you provide more information, there isn't really any thing else to add.

 

[Ravennessa]

When dealing with a big parrot its like dealing with an intelligent but petrified child. You try to force them to interact they will shut down and a parrot will def display aggression..

Start with the basics, and offer food from your hand, don't try to touch, hold and pet him. If you want to bond that will take time.. And give the people here further information they are asking about they will beable to help you a lot more!!

Welcome to the forum and Good luck!

 

[AUHeel]

i bough an african grey recently,i dont know if male or female,anw its been 1 month,i put him near me,and he scream at me,scream again then shut up,when i move he scream again,and whenver somebody come towards him he begin to scream.i have tried touching him but he went crazy and begin to jump and hurt himself in the cage by running from me,so i stopped.
so im really concerned and upset about it,i cant touch him,pet him,or feed him,and he keeps screaming so i had to put cover so he dont annoy me when i watch tv....btw.. at first when i bough him he was aggresive like thats.but hes not getting any better,any tips would be useful.

I know I'm new here, but I'm really disturbed by his post. How much research and reading did you do before you got this bird?

It really makes me concerned for the future of aviculture reading something like this.

Please, read all the helpful responses you will get in this thread and apply them immediately. The fact that you are here is a good sign.


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[SoCalWendy]

i bough an african grey recently,i dont know if male or female,anw its been 1 month,i put him near me,and he scream at me,scream again then shut up,when i move he scream again,and whenver somebody come towards him he begin to scream.i have tried touching him but he went crazy and begin to jump and hurt himself in the cage by running from me,so i stopped.
so im really concerned and upset about it,i cant touch him,pet him,or feed him,and he keeps screaming so i had to put cover so he dont annoy me when i watch tv....btw.. at first when i bough him he was aggresive like thats.but hes not getting any better,any tips would be useful.

I know I'm new here, but I'm really disturbed by his post. How much research and reading did you do before you got this bird?

It really makes me concerned for the future of agriculture reading something like this.

Please, read all the helpful responses you will get in this thread and apply them immediately. The fact that you are here is a good sign.


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Hi and welcome, I think you hit the nail on the head. Hope he comes back.

 

[weco]

Hi Ramy, welcome to the forums.....

It sounds like your new feathered friend might be a wild caught grey that has very little or no interaction with humans.....in many parts of the world, birds are caught, sold to traders who then trade/sell them to pet dealers/merchants who are just interested in selling the bird and really have little or no information about how to care for them, train and live with them.....

It is going to take some time in order for your bird to trust you and begin to learn to not be afraid of you or any human, for that matter. Several years ago I had 4 wild sun conures and it took a year before I finally got them all to accept humans and human hands.....

Unlike puppies or kittens, birds take much longer to accept people, especially if the bird has been caught and taken from the wild...in those cases the bird may never accept humans.....

There is a lot of information and experience in these forums, so ask your questions, but you are going to have to be very patient with your bird.....there in nothing except time and patience that is going to help you, although feeding treats through the cage bars will help.....

Although covering the bird may help with the screaming, that may actually be scaring the bird, because he will be able to hear, but not see what is going on around it.....


I think I would suggest that you do some reading about clicker training and touch training, there is a lot of information about both on the internet and there are several decent videos on youtube about both.....