He is out of control!!!

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Barry has always been pretty easy. He never bit hard, just squealed and "pretend" bit to warn me if he was ever angry. He never liked hands but would happily sit on my shoulder and step up onto my arm and always very food orientated.

Anyway since i have brought Nelson home he has turned into a monster and he is getting worse!! He started getting cage aggressive to the point i cant do his food or water unless he is out of his cage and i have to be quick opening the door before he comes at me. I have tried to distract him with food on the other side of his cage but he still runs to the other side as soon as he sees my other hand there. But anyway that i can deal with...

What i cant deal with is that he has started biting. HARD. Drawing blood. He goes to Nelsons cage to harass him and when i try to get him off he comes at me. He even started attacking my arm (started only going for my hands). So i started using a stick or his ladder to pick him up with. Now he will get on and run down towards my hands!! If he is out with Nelson he has started to go for him. Of course Nelson is way bigger than him so tells him to p**s off but Barry comes right back. If i try to interfere Barry will savage me. He will also sit on my shoulder while Nelson is out and attack my face (not hard like my hand though it may get to that). Problem there being he has always been allowed on my shoulder because it has never been an issue and wont sit happily anywhere else on me. I cant have them out together anymore.

Is this something i will just have to live with or could they learn to get along enough to be out together at some stage??

I have tried distracting Barry with food. Tried doing clicker training with him (still continuing). Tried ignoring him when he attacks me (which is no fun!!!).
I have no idea anymore! Naughty problem child!
 

Kalidasa

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Distracting him with food during an attack is rewarding him for the attack. He should only be given treats when he's being "good". Take baby steps and re-introduce slowly. Make sure the first bird get extra attention and alone time with you. He will probably cool off in time.
 

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Oy, that sounds hairy! What type of bird is Nelson again?

Follow the good advice given but also be careful - avoid the bite as far as you can. While my situation is different from yours, the emotional result of continual 'bites that hit target' for both you AND Barry, can be very destructive. As someone who has received some really bad bites that drew blood and left huge week-long bruises, I recommend avoiding the bite if at all possible. It is advice I received here and it has helped a lot in maintaining my relationship with my bird. I vacilated between extreme hurt and anger each time I got bit and now I just avoid that trauma altogether. Sorry, I didn't want to make this about me ;)

So, gently do the re-introducing but stay clear of the beak - for your sake and Barry's.

Hugs and good luck!
 
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How should I go about re introduction? They live in the same room so can see and hear each other 24/7. I haven't let them out together for a while and though Barry still screams at me during Nelson time he doesn't attack me during his time anymore and is slightly better about his cage. As much as try to distract him he still jumps on Nelsons cage occasionally but not so often.

Nelson is an eckie.
 

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