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Post by mommyx4 on Aug 31, 2023 7:26:17 GMT -5
Good morning everyone!
I got a blue quaker back in late June. I did a syringe feed him hi for about 2-3 weeks. When we first brought him home, he was a very sweet addition. I have three children in the home one of them is a toddler and the Quakers name is blue. As of lately. I want to see the past two weeks he has been strangely possessive of me, but yet Bites without warning, and when he does it to the children, they react very strongly, wondering if there are any ideas on how to handle his biting habit that seems to be forming. Thank you, I sooo appreciate having this forum to ask questions as a novice bird owner ☺️
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Post by cnyguy on Aug 31, 2023 19:18:21 GMT -5
Welcome to the Forum. Someone will probably be along soon to offer some suggestions for dealing with Blue's unwelcome biting. It's not something I've had any experience with and I don't have any "off the top of my head" ideas, but I'll give it some thought.
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Post by heatherg on Sept 1, 2023 21:50:16 GMT -5
Quakers can be very protective of their cages, honestly you may need to take him away from his cage to interact with him.
He also may be rightfully scared of your small children. My second Quaker was hurt very badly by a three year old playing with her like a doll. He did not mean to hurt her but he did. Little kids make fast jerky movements and unexpected noises. And they’re a lot bigger than a tiny bird. I would NOT allow a small child to touch the cage or handle the bird without your supervision. A nicer bird could get hurt really badly by accident and then the bird will be scared of kids forever.
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Post by biteybird on Sept 12, 2023 5:05:22 GMT -5
Welcome!  Perhaps have a family meeting and agree on responses to this kind of behaviour, but also agree that the kids shouldn't force any interaction with the bird (they may not be, but just checking). If your quaker, Baby, pulls away from hands then you/kids should respect this and retreat and give him space. Also, if he bites then he shouldn't get any attention from it - so if your kids can be taught to not react/make noise and just walk away and ignore him, then hopefully this could be turned around. Reward the good behaviour (e.g., not biting, being quiet), though - within 20 seconds - with attention and/treats and ignore the bad behaviour if possible. He needs to make the connection that good behaviour equals attention and bad behaviour equals no attention. Noticing the good behaviour and rewarding it in a timely manner is always the most difficult thing to remember (in my opinion). |
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