I have gone to a pet shop & seen this beautiful 1 yo scared white Cockatoo. He was in a conner cage, as he was a biting bird, no one wanted him, in fact he was abused, as I seen him people hit him!!! It broke my heart.
I decided to buy him to rescue him. It took me time to make him stop biting (once I ended up in hospital, he bit my hand....)
Now, he does not bite, he does cuddle when I hold his feet, but once he is 'free' he does not sit still, he flying back to his cage, in fact in wants to go INSIDE all the time.
Only sometimes he 'screems', otherwise he is so quiet!
How can I make him to play and talk?? Make him happy? Now with the bird flu going around I was advised not to take him outside as other birds will be attracted and he can get sick.
Poor thing. He is beautiful now, feathers full, however he is still so scared. When he flies away and ends on the floor and I wish to pick him up, it is as if he want to bite, however I just take his feel and he is ok.
2006-10-05 19:37:29 · 5 answers · asked by Desert 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
The bird, I called him ANGEL, does also to know how to get onto my hand, he just closes his feet when I pick him up
2006-10-05 19:38:57 · update #1
Try to find someone local to you that knows how to clip birds wings properley. Then have his wings clipped so that he cannot fly into things in the house.
He will calm down and and will have to rely on you to pick him up if he gets on the ground.
Offer a flat hand and not just a finger or your hand edge on and give the command
" step up" when you want him to get on your hand.
Remember that he has been hit and will be afraid of hands.
Try to gain his confidence by offering his favourite food only from your hand.
More hints and care sheets are available on my web site.
2006-10-05 21:45:24 · answer #1 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I commend you for adopting this bird,, he is way better off with you, someone who will love and take care of him. Just remember one thing, he was abused and it does take alot of time to undo his bad habits from that abuse. If you are very very consistant in your training of this bird he will respond faster. So every morning, greet him with good morning, how are you this morining,, or something that you will remember each and every morning, and again each and every evening.(perhaps evening you can teach him; good night, love you , see you in the morning) When you feed him, talk to him so he associates your calm voice with his feedings. Never make sudden movements around him, or any bird for that matter. I think clipping his wings (the first 5 long feathers are flight feathers and can be clipped to the same length as the next solid layer of feathers.) is a very good idea for his safety. After clipping his wings you can make or purchase a bird ladder to go from the cage to the floor, should your bird need it. I found my bird used it for playing rather than getting him safely to the floor, instead he flies down and walks up and hangs upside down on the ladder.
I wish you lots of success with your new friend.
2006-10-06 05:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by chunkydunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has been traumatised it does take time when you try to pick him up place your hand out to him and say step up do this every time you approach him. Give him his food by hand teach him that if he steps up he will get treats like apple ect. I have a long billed corrella he went very quite when we moved and I had to place him in a seperate cage. He was with an eclectus but he began to try and feed of the eclectus. It has taken him 5 months to get over the move. Birds of this kind like to play give him some baby toys such as rattles, colourfull hard plastic rings he will soon come right. Have his wing clipped as if he escapes it will be so hard to catch him I know as my corrella took off three times while I was teaching him to fly. Now he knows how to fly and land we have clipped his wing.
2006-10-05 20:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you from Australia? If you are then don't worry about him getting bird flu, it isn't in Australia at the moment. Birds learn to talk by copying you so if you talk around him all the time and repeat words you want him to say then he might start to say them. Hope this helps.
2006-10-05 19:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor baby! It sounds like you are doing just fine.
2006-10-09 13:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by amberzworld101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋