FeatherForum - Reducing Problem Behaviors

Help with training my baby Lutino RIngneck

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:41:19 -0500

I got a baby Lutino Ringneck named Peep. She likes to bite me. I know since she's still young, so its not going to be too hard, but i would like some advice about how to teach her not to bite. Right now, i'm doing something where I pinch her beak and tell her no when she bites.

Old bird, high pitched chirping

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:32:36 -0500

Hi, I have a 19 year old male cockatiel. He is let out in the mornings and is free to return to his cage whenever he wants. He is covered up at night.
He has started to peep, short ear piercing peeps over the last couple of months. Its got to the stage where I have to put him back in his cage and cover him up to keep him quiet. A vet saw him last year and said he was in an amazing physical condition for his age.

Having difficulty training African Ringneck

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:57:06 -0500

Hi. I'm new to this forum and have been attempting to train my new African Ringneck using techniques described on this site but I am not having much success. I'm hoping that someone might be able to offer me some advice.

URGENT HELP with new babie cockatiel

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:16:56 -0400

Hello, I have just bought a new 8 week old baby lutino. He is very tame and even comes onto my hand and shoulder even though its only the 3rd day!! BUT when he is in the cage he screams and runs back and forth along the bottom.

help with my bird

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:17 -0500

I have had my ringneck now for 2 months. I know that everyone says to teach your bird to step up! My problem is she will not come to me to step up and if I put my hand up near her she runs away. When she flies off her cage then she will step up but only then.

my parrot attacks my son...help

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:53:50 -0500

help pls. i have a chestnut macaw hes 2 yrs old.ive had him about 1yr now.he is always mostly out of his cage,but wen anyone comes over he scream ,bites me,wont do has he is told, wen im alone he is prefect will do mostly wot i say,but screams wen im not payin attation to him.

my birdy....

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:42:59 -0500

Okay first hi, I'm new here. I have a indian Ring Neck and I love her to death. We didn't get her as a baby and at first I had no care for birds at all, my mom got me her to make up for not allowing me to have a Ferret that I still want.

Help with step up

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:02:40 -0400

Hi i have just taken ownership of Alfie a 2 yr old african grey, he is semi tame but lunges at me if i try to touch him so i need to have guidance on how to start getting him to step up ,any advice

Fighting Budgies

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:26:02 -0400

I have 4 budgies - 2 female & 2 male. One of the females & males have paired up and are all lovey dovey. The other male fights with the both the male and the females. Sometimes both the females fight.

Birdie's Bad habit

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:41:24 -0400

Hello everyone!

I've had my cockatiel "birdie" for over a year now, and we believe that shes almost 2 years old. here are 2 pictures of her:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e337/creativedolan/P1010157.jpg

Help with squawking

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:02:21 -0400

Hi, we have a new 13 month old Harlequin that came to us from a man who just could not give him the time he needed. He is wonderful, but my only question has to do with him squawking at very high volumes when he is going to step up to me.

Help!!!!

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:40:38 -0400

I got my lovebird from a friend just three days ago.They said they got the bird just last Christmas I don't exactly know how old he is,anyway they said he's a real nice bird he climbs on their shoulder and so on.

Help!!!!

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:40:17 -0400

Biting and Screaming Cokatoo

Wed, 30 May 2007 11:44:58 -0400

We recently inherited a 8 yr old Cokatoo. She is very loving and friendly but during her time with her other owners she didnt get much attention. Im trying to give her time out of her cage and play time but when I do she will scream so bad when I stop and I know its because of that. Im trying to ignore it and leave the room like you would with a puppy thats what the vet said. But dang its giving us a headache.

screaming cockateil

Sun, 27 May 2007 08:40:01 -0400

I have a year old 'female' cockateil who wont stop screaming day and nite till bedtime. We thought it was because my son went out she screamed but she screams when hes in and on his lap and even when