I have an indian ring neck?

my parrot is very mean, he only likes me. He also squakes alot, what can i do to stop this bad behavior. He bites through his cage even when i take his blanket off in the morning. I let him have free range of the house all day, but i am pregnant. When i have my baby should I lock him up? He has bit my face before because he does not like when I type on the computer. Yes he is locked up right now. he he but most of the time when i hold him he just likes to sit on my shoulder.

I have an indian ring neck?
I have 2 ringnecks and one of them absolutely loves me. It will talk and do anything to get my attention, then it lets me handle it however I want. The reason I'm telling you this is because it displays the same bad behavior you describe toward my wife and used to do it toward me, but I applied a little bird psychology described at the end of this msg. (BTW, we are raising 5 other birds and I know she's never done anything to cause this ringneck to be antagonistic.)


I've seen this ringneck bite hard enough to draw blood. It has decided to like me and to not like her and that's it. We have to keep the bird locked up because it'll actually hunt her down to give a good bite ! Be careful when he's on your shoulder and remember what I'm telling you here. I believe bird's pick out the person they bond with and there's nothing you can do about it, within limits.


Now I have to give you bad news. Ringnecks are notorious for this bad behavior if you don't handle them at least a little every single day. I'm not saying your bird feels abandoned but reading through the lines I can see how it'd be easy to leave that bird in the cage by itself.


Try this: Sit with the bird on your shoulder as you've been doing and after 10 min or so talk softly to it and gently reach up with the hand that's on the same side that the bird's on. Stroke it with your index finger somewhere along the side or back of the neck. He's not going to be crazy about it and at first he may bite but, as much as you're able to, pretend as though it doesn't hurt and don't flinch. The first few times you may only get to touch him but that's enough. Put him away before the experience turns into a fiasco. You want him to realize the earth isn't coming to an end when you do this. Do it again the next day, and again the next, and so forth.


Eventually my bird became bonded to me and lets me do anything now. When you can gently rub around his neck good it'll be a snap (they like that). Good luck.
Reply:My parrots are two-person birds. We accomplished it by involving ourselves in parts of every bird's day, so that they learned to be tolerant and sociable toward both of us. Having a friend occasionally fill his cups or change out his paper is a good place to start.





You have to take a higher place in the household hierarchy. This means clipping him regularly, so that he relies more on you to transport him from place to place. He can still flutter gently if he falls, when he's clipped. It also means that you give him a routine and don't let him set his own, just as you would do for any toddler who was to big for his britches.





Also important is adopting a chest-high policy away from the cage. He will scramble for the coveted shoulder spot, but as long as he's up there, he's just as powerful as you are. Holding him at no higher than chest level reminds him that you're on "top" of the hierarchy. When he tames more, over the years, you will be able to let him share your shoulder again.





Include him in household moments (ie, give him a little of your food when you eat, if it's bird safe), and let him enjoy life with you on your terms. If he bites, carry him to his cage for two minutes without a word. Giving him a word for it just means giving him a concept he can challenge. Carrying him to his cage without being effected will only tell him "Doing that puts me where I don't want to be."





This much ought to help some.
Reply:Parrots always have a favorite person. They lash out at other people when they are afraid of them or jealous that their favorite person is giving someone else attention. Keep all other people, especially the baby away from the bird. Squaking is a normal thing too, try to whistle at him to encourage immitation of a prettier sound. Or just let him sit on your shoulder whenever you can. Birds are very needy of attention from their favorite person.
Reply:If he squwaks, most likey, you go to him and talk to him or hold him.


In the mean time, your faimley is at peace because he's not hurting there ears.What you don't know is that sicne your givving him attetion, he know knows that your going to go in there when he yells. He will continue to scream till you stop...

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