Biting

[Akara Crystal]

Can anyone help me? I have a male bird who bites me hard. My female bird doesn't bite hard she is very gentle I was wonder is there a way to teach them not to bite?

[truelove]

Our birds must be a lot a like.
My male tiel- Blue bites as well, very hard.
My female tiel- Darcy is very gentle just as you say.
While there is no way to completely "teach" the tiels how to not bite, there are some techniques I use you could try. As much as it hurts, you have to not let your bird know it hurts you. When you feel the bite, do not pull away. By pulling away, you're just proving to him it hurts. If over time he see's you not pulling away, he will realize you are not getting hurt by him. (even if you are.) He is probably biting because he does not trust you completely, like Blue. Overtime, this will change. Just go over to his cage with your hands behind your back (seeing he is afraid of them) and talk with him lowly. Hopefully he learns to trust you and the biting habit will decrease or go away. I know it is hard! Just keep up the hard work with your male tiel- I know they can be stubborn at times!
Good luck!!!!

[Akara Crystal]

My male cockaitel does trust me. I have been handling him since he was 6 weeks old. He is now biting me cause my female laid eggs. My female doesn't bite me even though she laid eggs. He always bites my mum. When my mum and I try to put a piece of bread for them he comes and bite us. When I try to get him off my dad's shoulder he bite me.

[tielfan]

Teach him to nibble on a millet spray that you're holding in your hand far away enough that he can't bite you. Gradually adjust your grip to come closer to the bird until he's comfortable with taking treats directly out of your hand. Don't expect immediate results, this could take days. Later on you can use the millet to lure him into stepping onto your hand or doing other desirable things. Biting is a self-reinforcing habit, so do everything you can to avoid being bitten!