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Originally Posted by GlendaNS

All my birds have "spring fever" right now as well.

Maxie has forced me to bring out Mr. Squirtbottle. When Mamma says NO, she means NO! A good squirt to the chest-feet area seems to quench her defiance. You might try a squirt bottle with the couch chewing.

Thank goodness a reasonable thing for me to attempt. I will get the squirt bottle ready and handy. This might be a good permanent disciplinary solution as she shouldn't associate it with bath time (actually shower time - she takes a shower about once a week). Good idea... Thanks!

Hormonal biting just comes with the territory. Turn your back on her when she does it. (They hate that) Snub her for a little while. Also you can try the earthquake if she is going for your arm or hand.

When she gets angry, if I don't put her away she'll not stop attacking at all. One time I picked her up after she had one of her squalking bits (I can't tell if she's doing it out of excitement or frustration really) and she jumped onto my shoulders and back and began attacking my neck, hands and even bit my face (left cheek about 2 inches below the eye - it bled pretty good to). She didn't stop until I ran with her on my the back of my neck (with a chunk of neck flesh in her mouth), face and finger bleeding into the living room and tossed a blanket over my head to forcibly remove her - with the assistance of the wife.

I freaked out and dropped Maxie when she bit me. She landed pretty hard, luckily she wasn't hurt. I am a big chicken when that beak goes for blood! They got some surgically sharp beaks don't they?!!!

Keep a blankie handy when you hold her. Right now Maxie wants me all to herself and gets really pissy if anyone else is around. Is she good when you are alone with her? That might be why she is biting.

Yes - I do keep a blanket permanently handy now (or a big towel - my towels are thicker than the thin blanket anyway). She actually Loves going under a blanket or towel. This is a normal behavior of being on my lap. She always wants to crawl under there and have me pet her either under or thu the blanket. Or I just have to raise it up a bit and she'll push her way under. It's good she's used to getting into a blanket, it makes it much easier come capture time as she'll typically just lunge at the blank and all I have to do is catch her and wrap her.

Both the time I got bit on the face and even this morning, I was completely alone with her. Other times she's been in the room - as usualy - with both me and my wife. It doesn't seem to matter. If I watch her face and actions carefully enough I can predict her biting sometimes now. She gets that "look" in her face and eyeballs me as she slowly walks towards me with her mouth 1/4 open.

I thank you for the suggestions and the info on the fact that she's comming into "season" right now. Any ideas on how long the "season" will last?

Thanks again, it's much appreciated!