Introduction to my Zoo

[trueloveway]

My name is Joanna and I have a houseful, to be sure. 3 dogs, 2 birds, and a cat. But as this is the parrot forum, I'll skip to my birds.
Captain Jack Sparrow (who's not a sparrow) is a 6 year old senegal and has me wrapped around his little talons. Recently I started spending a lot more time with him and we've now bonded. He knows step-up and is relatively friendly to everyone except my brother. Just today Jack bit him right on the nose, and he's never done that with anyone else. Is there a way to bond him with my brother? Like I said before, he's normally not a biter, and I'm not sure what prompted this. He's never liked him, though, and I"m sure my brother feels the same way. I think Jack senses the dislike.
We just got a new parakeet about four days ago. Someone found him and since we know a little about birds from Jack, we took him in. Birdie is very skittish, flies everywhere, but has bonded to my brother. Whoever had him before did work with this bird somewhat; he knows step up and doesn't bite. is there a way to make this bird less skittish? I know it will take time. Thank you for your time.

[trueloveway]

By the way, Jack is the one who doesn't fly. I just trimmed his feathers (ha, this cartoon bird looks like my real one!)

[liz]

Jack bit your brother because he was scared. He would have just flown away but you clipped him. He may never bond with your brother but could become cordial with him if he does not show fear. If your brother reacts to any of Jack's unlikable contact - they will never get along. DON'T CLIP.

The budgie will calm down. He can fly so has more confidence than Jack. He knows you can't hurt him. He just has to adjust to his surroundings. He may have gone a little wild. You don't know how long he was on his own.

[trueloveway]

My brother has a tendency to "overcompensate" and this definintely scares Jack. He sometimes shouts at Jack and runs up to him while he's in the cage. So, yeah, it definintely makes sense that Jack is scared.
The budgie acts somewhat tame. You can easily tell that he's been around people. My theory is that he escaped from a nearby flea market. Is there a way to bond with the budgie withrout it affecting my relationship with Jack? So far they've had minimal to no contact. Oh, and thank you for your advice.
And while I'm relpying anyway, the reason I clipped jack is because he got stuck behind my entertainment center (the dog barked and he got spooked.) I had to move everything to get him out, but the event scared me so much that I looked into clipping his wings (again, just the flight feathers, it's not permanent.) I just didn't want that to happen again, or something worse.

[Shelby]

How old is your brother?

Doing a little training is a great way to form a relationship with either bird. It gives them something to think about and a mutually-understood way to communicate with you. Start with clicker conditioning and then target training.

[trueloveway]

My brother is 16, sometimes going on either 3 or 45, depending on the day. I've started a little training with Jack, like laying him on his back or holding his beak. Like I said, Jack is my little angel. With Birdie, he flies away whenever I go near his cage. Today he landed on my hand and I was really excited about it until I realized it was probably an accident. I don't even know how to get Birdie to stop being so hyper (he's a little bullet train) long enough to pet him!