Rehoming ..

[LolasMomma]

I've had Lola for awhile now, and I'm writing this with a heavy heart. I've decided that I should adopt her out. I adopted her thinking that I was getting the sweet lovebird they advertised. I in fact got a nasty, mean little bird who has bit me numerous times & Saturday bit my daughter in the face. I truely want her to go to a good home, I can't risk her biting my daughter again, as my daughter got attacked by a dog and has severe scaring on her face. So please, if you're interested, email me. Lola is about 6 months old & is a peach faced lovebird. Thank you so much.

[shosh]

So sorry to hear. Have you tried everything? Lola is a young bird, isn't she? I'm surprised she has these biting issues? There is a lot of research and suggestions out there on how to deal with a biting bird....I'm sure you've considered it all, I just hate to see you give up on her. Have your tried working with her one on one....does she have lots of stimulation/toys? Enough sleep? My guys are nasty if they don't sleep ten to twelve hours? Just searching.....

It's not easy to rehome a bird but I do hope you are successful.....I hope your daughter is ok, too. My husband just got a nasty bite on his forehead from one of our peachfaced....but, he stuck his face there and bam-bam is a bit of a prick at times. we still love him and are dealing with his occasional temper tantrums.
Birds are, both fortunately and unfortunately, rather complex little creatures and they do often behave like 2 year olds....and often like 2 year olds who don't get their way!

[LolasMomma]

My daughter did nothing to provoke her, I had Lola on my arm and Abbie was gently talking to her, not even touching her and she lunged and bit her on the nose

I buy Lola something new every week for her cage, I rotate the toys, talk to her from probably the time I get home from work til I put her to bed. I make sure she gets plenty of sleep & I'm sure she naps when I'm at work.

I am beginning to think she just doesn't like me! I do the whole stern NO thing when she bites me. Just doesnt seem to work. I really don't want to give up on her because she is such a beauty & I know she has the potential to be a sweet bird. It really does upset me that I have to do this, I do wish there was a way around it.

[shosh]

How old is Lola? birds go through phases.....at 6 months Bindi started getting hormonal and my sweet little bird was NASTY! Then she laid eggs at about a year old and became really nasty! Now, she's sweet again.
Birds live in the moment. There is ALWAYS a reason they bite...that doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt, or we aren't upset by it, or we assume we did nothing....in the bird's mind, we DID do something. Our energy and body language is always picked up by the birds.
I recently tried Cesar Millan's approach to dogs or the birds. You know....using calm, assertive energy. Never approaching with fear or with apprehension. It's amazing how they respond. Essentially, if you think you will get bitten or are in the least bit hesitant, you will get bitten. You need to establish you is the boss, so to speak. It really does work....not to say I still don't sustain some biting, but it is usually because I didn't read THEM well enough.
Are Lola's wings clipped? Sometimes that will help to calm an aggressive bird ( although I love to see them fly), and it can certainly make them easier to train.
Do you reward Lola with treats when she is a good girl? I would do so....if she is being sweet, tell her she is good and give her some millet.

With my peachfaced Bam=Bam, I had to resort to a naughty cage for a while because he would bite REALLY hard ( for apparantly no reason...). When he bit badly, I would take him immediately to the naughty cage ( a little carry cage) and leave him out of sight, on the floor for about 10 minutes.
I can tell you, he got the picture very quickly....he was much nicer when he came out and a few repetitions of the naughty cage taught him rather quickly that biting has repercussions that he doesn't like.