My weiro (cockatiel) biting habits?

Hi,

Now is a good time to start teaching your bird good manners, because the longer you leave it, the worse it will get.

Birds can be very temperamental, and don't always like to be touched. Try to read her body language (by the way, males generally have a bright yellow crest, females may have barring or stripes on under-tail).

When you go to pat her, don't stick your hand in front of her face, come from the side, the back, or on top, so you have time to move your hand away. If she looks like she is going to bite, give her some room and try again soon.

A trick I use for my birds is to have them sit on my shoulder and when they are relaxed I pretend to "preen" myself, such as scratching my chin, closing my eyes in relaxation as I do. My bird who used to bite started to get closer to me while I did this because he wanted to enjoy a scratch as much as I was. If a bird does bite you, don't pull away. Instead, push into them. It will knock them off their feet, and will show them that you fight back and won't tolerate their nonsense.

As for eating the fine feathers, this can be ok. I'm not a vet of course. Just make sure you use a good quality seed mix with plenty of grit and maybe even a calcium or iodine bell.

Hope my long answer helped, sorry it was so long.

I could not have said it better than kryspee. Birds do not take reprimand as other animals do. They see it as a threat. It is powering through the bites, pretending like it is nothing. Pulling back, yelling let them know one of two things. You are afraid, or you are a threat. They are very complicated creatures. And a small move can make a huge difference on how they react the next time. To raise a bird you have to throw out all that makes sense with other pets. They live by their own rules. Kryspee says it very well.

Ours is an older bird now, and still nips. He likes to chew on my fingernails and I allow that, I don't think he means to hurt, but he does chase my husband when he doesn't have shoes on, and bites his feet. He thinks it is a game, and he loves it. He loves for my husband to rough house with him. So he thinks it is fun to chase and bite his feet. But if your bird is molting, you said he was plucking fine feathers out, maybe you touch a sensitive new feather and it hurt him.

feels like he's telling you he would not want to flow back into his cage. attempt commencing the cage and allowing him to come back out on his very own. additionally while he does step up devoid of biting, provide him lots of interest, enable him to take a seat on your shoulder, loiter around with you. He may be telling you he's conscious what's coming next and incredibly would not want to do it. :) additionally recommend you provide up employing the towel and internet. in case you may, enable him extra freedom to come back out of the cage on his very own and additionally to flow back on his very own. additionally it style of feels that extra believe construction between the two considered one of you will help. attempt to instruct him that your palms are for having relaxing, getting treats and not punishing him. this could help lots. once you conceal him, he incredibly would not comprehend why once you maintain him coated so long. Parrots of all sizes don't have the attention spans that we do and after approximately 5 minutes, he's lost as to why he's roofed. Please attempt to apply alternative ways to provide up him from biting as being coated for that long is relatively unfavorable to his psychological wellbeing. almost like us putting a toddler in a gloomy closet for the day.