ouch!

[travieso1]

i need help trying to stop or teach myy albino parakeet to stop biting me

[expressmailtome]

Birds bite for a reason. Perhaps the bird is afraid of hands (not necessarily something you did). Try to teach the bird that you mean good things. Millet is a good way. Use a millet stick. Hold it and let the bird take a bite. Over time move your hand closer to the bird. If these times are the only times the bird gets millet, or a favorite treat, the bird will learn that you mean good things and not scary things. This is just an idea.

Matt

[birdlover912]

Stick training would definatly be a good idea! This will slowly get her more comfortable with hands and trust you more without being able to bite. Remember the treats! :)

[jakeandoscar]

I have heard people talk about a great method of when your bird bites you blow hard into its face and say firmly NO. I personally don't have this problem with either of my birds because they both step up willingly most of the time.

[expressmailtome]

Originally Posted by jakeandoscar

I have heard people talk about a great method of when your bird bites you blow hard into its face and say firmly NO. I personally don't have this problem with either of my birds because they both step up willingly most of the time.

I personally feel that positive reinforcement is always better than negative reinforcement.

Matt

[magdalena]

Originally Posted by jakeandoscar

I have heard people talk about a great method of when your bird bites you blow hard into its face and say firmly NO. I personally don't have this problem with either of my birds because they both step up willingly most of the time.

I don't think sticking my face that close to a biting bird sounds like a good idea but then I have a large cockatoo. I agree with the large post about positive reinforcement.

[Adinah]

Originally Posted by jakeandoscar

I have heard people talk about a great method of when your bird bites you blow hard into its face and say firmly NO. I personally don't have this problem with either of my birds because they both step up willingly most of the time.

That might seem to work...then the bird associates your face with an unpleasant thing (like being blown at) and soon the bird won't like to be close to you.
Positive reinforcement is the way to go. Throw a party whenever he's doing something good. Stick training will be a good start. Step up on the stick = treats and praise.

[RedFeather Hawk]

Try offering your bird millet. It may take a while before the bird trusts you enough to take some millet, but continue to offer it to them with your hand. Sooner or later they'll realize you're not trying to hurt them. Talking to them a lot, and giving them a lot of praise for good behavior helps as well.