First of all, your sister should NOT be flicking the birds beak. That could seriously hurt your bird whose beak is quite fragile. And no, your bird won't like either of you even if just one of you is flicking it. I suggest that after he eats in the morning, you take away his food for 6 hours and then put food in your hand and put it in the cage. He will quickly learn that hand=food=happiness. After he gets used to that, get some of his favorite food and give him some. Then, put your finger in between the food and the bird so he will have to step up on your finger to get the food. This will teach him that hands are good since they offer food. Eventually he will step on your finger without food. I did this with my bird(he's a cockatiel and a nippy little guy) and has done really well. Hope this helps!:)
Never, ever take away a birds basic needs, like food. That will only stress him out. Yes, your sister is doing it all wrong. Quakers are extremely possessive of their home. Your sister is abusing him. And yes he will associate you with her. Poor little Quaker, I can imagine the stress he's under. First, you can't punish a bird. Only positive reinforcement. My advice, as a QUAKER OWNER MYSELF, is to keep sister away! Sit next to him and read to him. Let him get used to the sound of your voice. Bring him treats. Let him move at his pace. Never grab him out of the cage and if he nips or screams or bites you so hard you can't stand it, you Ignore It. Give it no attention. Only positive reinforcement. Quakers live 30+ years. Poor guy is learning things from you right now that he's gonna take with him the rest of his life. Even if you have to give the Quaker away, Please don't allow him to be abused. There's hopE for your relationship with him but you have to do it right!
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I am in possession of two birds: a cockatiel and a Quaker parrot, who is new.
My cockatiel isn't particularly "bitey" unless she is cornered. Otherwise, she seems to only be afraid of my hand. We're working on that.
THE PARROT, though... Is highly territorial and bites the hell out of you if you get near is cage. He self only comes out, and when he does, it sits on his door.
My sister and I are trying to train him to tolerate us. Her technique... Well, she forces the bird out f the cage and flicks its beak strogy when he bites her. She will get 10 bites trying toget him out an the bird will get 25 flicks to the beak.
When I interact with him, I sit by his cage and occasionally feed him a sunflower seed from the tips of my fingers. (After a few, he will stop and try to bite me instead) and I am hoping to eventually calm him down enough so he will perch on my hand. When he bites, I calmly close his cage door (he will actively try to push it open, defying me when I am closing it)
Once away from his cage, he's incredibly docile.
My question, though: will the parrot eventually be okay with me reaching into his cage (not grabbing him) even though my sister is taking the opposite method I am?
Will be accociate me with one behavior and her with another?
