will my bird always hate me and love my boy friend?

[breht]

My one yr old ring neck gets angry when i walk in the room and will bite me when ever has the chance. Ilove thebird and put alot of time into teaching tricks but thefeeling is not mutual
He/ she is tame and loves my boyfriend
I rely need to know will the bird always be like this? Because shehas picked my boyfriend or will she get over it??????t

[phildez]

hi breht
firstly, every bird has its own personality. No one can answer outright yes or no to your title question. You indicated that you are unaware of your irn's sex so i'd like to ask a few questions:

-where did you purchase your irn?
-how old was your irn when you get it?
-do you wear perfumes/nail varnish/hair spray?
-has your bird gone through the bluffing stage yet?

Thanks
Phil

[breht]

I purchased from a friend of a friend when the bird was young not sure how old(feathered)
I do wear perfume and nail polish occasionally but hates me all the time
No sure if the bird has been though bluffing has been like this most the time i hav had it. And kind of thought if it was bluffing it may be a more on and off kind of thing.

[evaleen]

do u know you'r bird's favourit treat?

u could offer it a bit of the treat everytime u come near its cage. that way it'l slowly grow excited when u come near it.
it;l WANT u to come to it.

[breht]

Thanks ill try.
Its that bad ittrys biting me and takesthe food at the same time (sometimes) lol

[taywer321]

I had this problem with my sun conure at one point, he loved my husband more than me and didn't want to spend time with me when he was around. I had him step back for a while.. I took over and was the only one giving him treats, and changing his food and water, offering him baths, etc. It may take some time but he will see that good things come when you're around, and will want to spend more time with you as a result.
Also, how old is your bird? A lot can depend on age because it could be something he will likely grow out of if you're making the effort.
You should make every effort you can to SOCIALIZE this bird, as in have him spend quality time with every member living in your home and the people that visit it. This will create a confident and friendly bird that isn't afraid of new people and experiences. My 7 month old ringneck loves everyone that comes over because he is introduced and allowed to explore them. Let me know how it goes! Trust me, I've been there!!

[taywer321]

Another thing to remember is that you should never allow the bird to OVER bond with a particular person, because this can cause negative jealous and protective behavior, for example the bird trying to bite you when you're in the room while he's trying to "protect" or "defend" your boyfriend. Over bonding should be avoided.

[breht]

It seems like they are over bonded. But not because they spend alot of time together or that he eve gives the bird treats.
My boyfriend dosnt live with me and hardly done anything for the bird but the bird starts dancing and acting like a chicken when his ther

[taywer321]

Well when you say that the bird doesn't like you, what exactly do you mean? Does the bird attack you or lunge to bite? What are the indicators that make you believe that the bird doesn't like you?

[breht]

Its head puffs as soon as a walk in the room, lashes out like biting if i walk near the cage, passes back and forth on perch, bites if try pick up, will be fine sitting on me for ages then will turn angry and bite out of no wher, chases my feet if its walking on the ground
And can be ok to me but hardly ever!! Like a few times