IRN jealousy

My IRN is so jealous of another bird I brought in, he wants to hurt me - landing on my face and biting

HELP.....

I think in order to help you are going to need to give us more info on the situation. Tell us about both birds, how long you have had them, how you spend time with them both, what sort of set up they are in, etc.


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I have had Billy, the IRN for 3 of his 24 years - aviary time - 5 years. When I first got him, I spent a year trying to get him to step up, every method. No luck. He did respond to clicker training and being trained on a perch to go in a circle for a treat. And yes, I have tried to spend time with him again but he is so mad at me, he won't separate from Captain, (blue Crown, 28 years old) because he is bonded to Captain and thinks he's female, so is feeding him and won't leave him alone. He gave me up. Won't even come out to me in his cage without screaming his head off for Captain.

They are caged side by side in separate cages. Should I put them in separate rooms and just deal with it? He's lost his identity.

I'm beside myself and truly exhausted.

Susan1 said:

I have had Billy, the IRN for 3 of his 24 years - aviary time - 5 years. When I first got him, I spent a year trying to get him to step up, every method. No luck. He did respond to clicker training and being trained on a perch to go in a circle for a treat. And yes, I have tried to spend time with him again but he is so mad at me, he won't separate from Captain, (blue Crown, 28 years old) because he is bonded to Captain and thinks he's female, so is feeding him and won't leave him alone. He gave me up. Won't even come out to me in his cage without screaming his head off for Captain.

They are caged side by side in separate cages. Should I put them in separate rooms and just deal with it? He's lost his identity.

I'm beside myself and truly exhausted.

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I think you need to be a little more specific. Billy spent the 5 years before you got him in an aviary. You spent a year working with him and he responded to clicker training. How did you spend the last two years together? Daily out of cage time doing more training? Out on his own? Did he eventually come around to hanging out with you? When did Captain come into the picture? What's your relationship with him like? How do you split your time with the both of them? Are they out of the cage at the same time? Do they hang out together or just see each other from the next cage? Describe your daily interactions with the both of them.

The more information you give, the better they can help you. I'm new to this but learning more everyday. Parrots are complex magical creatures but they do have their own logic. We just need to learn to recognize what they're trying to tell us.

Good Luck!

It sounds to me like your IRN views your BCC as his mate, or at the very least as his best friend. And unfortunately that has made you chopped liver. More information will definitely be helpful, but a few tips would be to separate the two into different rooms and do more 1-on-1 training. While it may take awhile for your IRN to settle, just sit quietly with him until he does and reward him when he's silent and has stopped searching for your BCC. Then once he's calm, work on target training and clicker training.

Do a few sessions a day, and build up a relationship. Over time, your IRN will realize that being with you offers different benefits, but benefits that are just as great as spending time with his BCC buddy. It's hard to win over instincts and the desire to be mated/have a partner in birds, but you can do it with time and patience. Plus it always helps if you're the one giving the bestest, tastiest treats out there

We don't know where Billy came from for most of his life before the aviary, he was in good shape but just looked like he had little activity with people and was just dropped off. VERY skittish. He is out almost all the time on the top of the cage with Captain. A special success story today: I trained him in front of Captain and he responded with some good tricks I previously taught him!

If he sees me coming he will take a guarding stance and lunges at me.

You sort of confirmed my analysis that he needs alone time with me. Going to be tough with the separation but I'll try.

Captain is a lover. He wants to give and be loved. What a treasure.

Thanks....