My IRN isn't friendly or sociable

[LenaN4fun]

Please advise..I bought my IRN from a pet store around 6-7 months ago. I was told that he was dropped off from prevoius owners who no longer wanted him. I purchased the bird because I had heard how tamed these birds can be. Well, my bird wants nothing to do with anyone in my family. He will not leave his cage without a fight. There is an area on top of the cage he hangs out and when I go near the cage he runs to the back, when I try and get him to come on my hand he flies. If I finally get him to get on my hand, he is not comfortable, all he wants to do is fly back to his cage. He talks constantly and will chirp loudly at dinner time due to , I believe begging which I don't mind at all. The pet stote tells me he will change after bonding with me, but nothing has changed. I have seen wonderful IRN in other stores who loved to be pet and played with and now I want to give mine up. I have even tried to put him on my shoulder, but he will have nothing to do with any of it...flies away(wings are clipped). What is the deal???? Please advise..

[Mikaela]

Once your bird's wings are clipped, then you can focus on training. Give him some time to settle in.

I dont know who told you ringnecks were tame, loving birds but they filled you full of what you wanted to hear. THEY DO NOT COME OUT OF THE BOX THAT WAY. They can be very vicious when unclipped and untrained.

Actually, not can be... they are.

[LenaN4fun]

My birds wings are clipped. I bring him to get clipped (nails and wings) every 4 weeks ( he has a bird carrier). How do I train him when he can't stand to be touched or near humans? Are you sure he is changeable because what I am hearing on this board is that other ringnecks like to be played with and touched and only sometimes will get nasty and mean. That isn't the case here at all and now I am thinking I got a bad bird, like something went wrong with whoever owned him before me. My husband is already to the point about bringing him back to the petstore and as I said I am about there also. I do feel guily about it, but I wanted a bird that interacts with us and can handle at least being on my hand. Someone stated to me that these birds are 1 person birds and that it may have been his previous owner that he took to.
I am just still shocked at how everyone else's ringnecks act (read forum stroies and watched your videos) and then see how mine acts. ?????I'm lost????

[Mikaela]

Type in 'bite' into the search engine above and millions of threads will come up. Most including training.

Here is a good start:

http://indianringneck.com/board/search.php?mode=results

[xo Missi]

My birds wings are clipped. I bring him to get clipped (nails and wings) every 4 weeks ( he has a bird carrier). How do I train him when he can't stand to be touched or near humans? Are you sure he is changeable because what I am hearing on this board is that other ringnecks like to be played with and touched and only sometimes will get nasty and mean. That isn't the case here at all and now I am thinking I got a bad bird, like something went wrong with whoever owned him before me. My husband is already to the point about bringing him back to the petstore and as I said I am about there also. I do feel guily about it, but I wanted a bird that interacts with us and can handle at least being on my hand. Someone stated to me that these birds are 1 person birds and that it may have been his previous owner that he took to.
I am just still shocked at how everyone else's ringnecks act (read forum stroies and watched your videos) and then see how mine acts. ?????I'm lost????

Most of us have loving birds because we handle them and would pretty much do anything for them (patience is invaluable). I view bites and just being pain. View pain as just being a sensation to ignore. No problem. I tell this to Baby when he bites me, "Bite all you want, Baby. Momma doesn't care. We'll get you through this and I love you Sweet Thing!" I get a few more nips and then he gets bored of biting me because he doesn't get an excited loud responce from it and moves on to snuggling under my chin instead. Then you praise, praise, praise. Even give him a tasty treat.

Do NOT skip a tday of taming, spend all your free time with him.

But yea, like Mik said....search "bite". It may seem like we all have lil angels, but they're lil angels in disguise God bless their lil souls. Get past this phase, "tame" him (They are WILD animals, afterall. Hand raised or not. You CAN do it! I promise) you will be blessed with a sweet (but nevertheless moody) baby.

[Dani03]

Missi is right...most of us have 'sweet' babies because we got them as such. Jen would know more about this than us She has come a loong way with her Byndi...try her for some pointers.

Dani

[xo Missi]

Might I also add it is well worth investing in parrot behavior books. Please, please, please do. They have taught me invaluable informations and techniques.

Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot
The Healthy Bird Cookbook
Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior
My Parrot, My Friend
Your Outta Control Bird
and What Your Bird Needs

Check eBay, that is where I got all these and most were under $10!

[Dani03]

Almost forgot those! Yep books are a wonderful source for info on taming and training...

Dani

[LenaN4fun]

Thanks for all the input so far.
You do all think with time that he can and WILL change his behavior? He will like to cuddle, be rubbed and will want to be on me?

[Mikaela]

Absolutely

Thats what we have all worked so hard for but you literally have to want it with every fiber of your being or the level of devotion is not there to tame and love and irn.

[xo Missi]

Exactly. You can do it!! We look forward to hearing the progress, as well. You can always come to us for any and all questions, of course!

[everardor]

man.... What I did with my bird yoshi was just grab him and take a lot of bites until he realized I was not getting tired of it it took him about a week of swolen hands for him to realize i was not going to put him back... but GL

[Milamber3790]

yer i virtualy named my bird Jaws cos he used to bite me so much... but after a wile he saw he didnt get anyhting outa it... so he only eva bites me softly now and thats only to tell me im doing sumfing rong