retraining going well

[matt049]

i would just like to say thanks to those who helped me re-gain the trust of my eckie female, the link to eckie body language was most usefull and i found most of my problem was ignoring her needs and once i was able to understand what she wanted from me she was alot happier. she still bites and draws blood when im not quick enough to see what she is trying to tell me.

unfortunately due to all the bitting i have become abit frightened of my own feathered friend and she can sense it and gets scared some times.

i would just like to know that if she is giving me signals that she wants something and i give it to her is that the right thing?? or is she learning that she will always get her own way and will cause troubles in the long run?. if any one knows about this any advice would be apreciated.

 

[Pedro]

Some more links you may find helpful. By reading these things sometimes they give us insight to where we have gone wrong & hopefully how to fix it.

https://companionparrotonline.com/incident_to_pattern.html

 

[matt049]

it has been really helpful i can tell its working when she comes up and wants cuddles rather than biting. she will always have that look in her eye that says if i stop her from getting up 2 mischief she gonna bite me. its that real sinister look to.

 

[kesma]

Could you repost the linke to the eckie body language?

 

[kesma]

Found it:

Body Language

 

[Chikoo]

I got a good number of bites from my female in the early stages of having her. I had to learn how to relate to her, and how to read her. Now I intentionally put my finger in her beak all the time, and she will not bite me, or even clamp down hard at all. She has learned that my fingers are not a threat to her. And I also have had to overcome my own fear of approaching her. I was surprised to notice just how much my own fear played into her response. It is more than you would assume. It will take time to get over that fear, but as many people say, the best thing to do is to avoid being bitten at all costs. Just be conservative. Over time, she will get out of that pattern, and you will overcome your fear, and then when you approach her time and time again without that fear in your feeling and in the back of your mind, you will be significantly less likely to be bitten by her.