[Kiahanna]

Hello all :) I'm obviously new to this forum so forgive me if I am asking questions you've heard a million and a half times before :)

I recently was adopted by a 5 month old Senegal parrot that I named Sam. I'm not sure if he is a he or if he is a she but to lessen the confusion I usually say he. I got him about a week ago, and since then I have been working to get him used to me. I sit for very long periods by his cage with the door open (all the windows and doors in the room closed in case of accidental liberations) with my hand in the cage so that he can get used to the idea of my hands being in there when I need to be. I talk to him when I'm not sitting next to his cage as I'm doing things I normally do during the day to get him used to that too.

What is odd is he seems to want my company, and my attention, but doesnt want me touching him. If I go out of the room he makes a high pitched chirp until I come back, if I walk by his cage he immediately comes to the side that I am near, and he 'talks' to me while I am in the same room as him. However, when I go to pet him or try to take him out of his cage, he will try to bite me. In all the books I have read about Senegals and the web pages as well many of them have said that Senegals love drama and to try not to react if they try to bite, but to rather let them do it and push back toward them until they let go as this will be unexpected for something to move toward them instead of away when they are biting. This to me seems a bit odd and rather daunting as he can really hurt if he really wanted to, luckily he hasn't gotten serious about it yet I don't think. He seems unwilling to come out of his cage on his own, even when I leave the cage door open and I am sitting across the room. While browsing this forum I found someone recommending click training for parrots (which I have ordered and will give a go to as soon as it arrives) while I am waiting though, am I missing something crucial? Am I doing something wrong that I shouldn't be doing or should I be doing something more? I try to redirect his attention when he tries to bite me to something else like a toy in his cage or some other thing but is this rewarding his trying to bite?

I think he's training me some days...