Biting when on shoulder

[MyMeyersCody24]

So I would really appreciate some help, I'm new here but didn't get any responses on my other post so I'm trying again. I bought a Meyers parrot last Sunday. She is approx 9yrs old and appears to be healthy. She came from a "breeder" and I was told she is very agressive and will attack you if out of the cage.

I let her be for a couple days to get used to her surroundings, I know it'll take more than that. Anyways, I can feed her treats through the bars and she loves to have her neck scratched through the bars as well. The first time I put my hand in the cage to change food/water she lost it and threw herself around the cage then at me. I tried to remain as calm as I could and slowly moved out shut the door and spoke quietly as I moved away. I didn't try my hand in the cage again that day.

As of today she will let me in her cage as long as I move very slowly while I speak to her, I can change her food and water but she will stay at the back of the cage. I let her out so she could sit on top of her cage and she was quite happy with that but then at the end of the day, twice at around the same time she flies down and gets on my shoulder, talks saying pretty bird and other noises and tries to bite. She's not acting like she out to attack, calmly climbs up sits and then chomp! I put her back in the cage but unfortunately she's not hand tame so I had to towel her. I really didn't want to but I didn't know what I should do.

Please if anyone has any ideas as to what I could do with her I would much appreciate it!! I have previously had abused birds but none like her.

I also wanted to add that she will not take a treat if she's out of the cage or touch anything you're holding. ie the target training She just stands there waiting till you move away.

[cml]

I dont have as much time to be on the forums as I used to and I missed your first topic. Sometimes its easy to miss a topic, and I am sure noone means anything by it.

First off, thank you for rescuing that parrot!

let her be for a couple days to get used to her surroundings, I know it'll take more than that. Anyways, I can feed her treats through the bars and she loves to have her neck scratched through the bars as well.

This is great progress! Keep doing this, be in the room and get her used to your presence. Give it a couple of weeks.

Then start clicker conditioning, and get her used to the fact that a click means treat. Then you can start training in earnest, and start with targeting training INSIDE the cage through the bars. As she accepts treats from you through the bars, this should be doable.
See http://www.trainedparrot.com/tamingfor more info (i think this is the article, if not search).

As of today she will let me in her cage as long as I move very slowly while I speak to her, I can change her food and water but she will stay at the back of the cage.

Since you are letting her out, why not change food/water while she's out?

put her back in the cage but unfortunately she's not hand tame so I had to towel her. I really didn't want to but I didn't know what I should do.

Do you always put her back in the cage this way? Its very important this is a positive experience for the bird so dont do this anymore, if its your only option atm its better to leave the bird in the cage.

When you have mastered target training through the bars, you can open the cage door and target her to the opening. Dont target her outside, or onto a handheld perch to begin with, let her get used to the fact that the cage is open.
Then slowly work your way towards targeting her out, and then in again. Dont move away from the cage, but be in close proximity.
Its all a matter of time and patience.

Good luck !