aggression

[1 Gray I]

Ok so what should I do then?

[CaitlinRice413]

[Utoomom]

Dont know too much about greys, but my U2 actually will draw his head back into his
body like a cobra about to charge or give out a loud RATTTT...when he's in a pissy mood.
But that occurs less than often.
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[1 Gray I]

Well he get very excited when me or my fiance are in the room with him if he's out n we leave the room he chases after us. So i know he's not scared of us. When he's on top of his cage and I say "Step up" that is when he bites 99% of the time. All I do is left my hand slowly and say "Step up". I do my best not to make to fast move ments.

[friend2parrots]

When he's on top of his cage and I say "Step up" that is when he bites 99% of the time. .

i noticed in your profile that your bird is clipped - i assume since he's a young bird, that he was clipped by the breeder. unfortunately a lot of clipped birds do what your bird does - they bite when asked to step up off the top of their cages because they associate the top of the cage with good vantage point, comfort, etc, and dont particularly like coming down. flighted birds generally dont do this because they can come off and go onto the cagetop whenever they please.

i would suggest that you allow your birds feathers to grow out, and become fully flighted. a lot of the biting issues will improve then.

also, it might be a good idea to handle your bird less, perhaps keep him caged and feed him treats through the cage bars, while you read through all of Michael's blog posts, to get a sense of where you are in terms of knowing how to handle your parrot.

I would suggest spending less time handling your bird right now, and more time reading the blog posts, very carefully, making sure that you understand the logic behind what Michaels saying there. that really is the place to start. you should handle your bird as little as possible until youve done all the reading, so you can have a sense of how to proceed from this point forward.

also, make sure to include flight training in your future training plans for your bird, as clipped birds tend to bite a lot. Michaels blog will guide you through the transition to having a flighted bird.

all the best with your grey

[1 Gray I]

Thank guys for all the help you have given me. it is very much appreciated.

[CaitlinRice413]

[1 Gray I]

I have a perch n yes from time to time he will bite when he's on it but its rare, when he does bite on the perch it's more of just put his beak on my hand or finger with no strength behind it.

[1 Gray I]

Can you link me the blogs I need to read friend2parrots? It would be very much appreciated.

[friend2parrots]

1 Gray I, this is the index that I found on the sitemap of the blog. i think it contains all the blogs michaels written:

http://trainedparrot.com/sitemap.php

i think you will find the following blog especially helpful:

http://trainedparrot.com/Taming/

it walks you through what to do with a new parrot when you first bring it home. although youve had yours for a while, it will be helpful to you as a checklist to make sure youre on the right track.


another really good one for your situation is the following:

http://trainedparrot.com/index.php?bid= ... ching+Beak

if you work toward having your bird fully flighted, you can take advantage of a lot of the insights in the flight related blogposts.
i think michael's philosophy in the blogposts is basically, to lay such a solid foundation of interaction with the bird that it prevents aggression issues before they can even arise. (read his post above where he explains it)

after reading the blogposts, try starting from the very begining with your bird, making sure you are not rushing things. CaitlinRice has offered excellent advice above as to how not to push your bird past its limits, and how to tell when you are doing so.

when i mentioned handling your bird as little as possible, and reading the blogposts first, i pretty much meant treating your bird as if you had just brought him home, and making sure that your laying the correct foundation in interacting with him thats described in the blogposts. that way, when you do go to handle your bird in, say, a days time or so (the blogs are pretty short and you should be able to get through the relevant ones within a day id imagine - do scroll through the index to see if theres anything else that might be helpful) youll know exactly what to do, and youll do the right thing.

all the best with your grey!