Biting

Ok so I have a senegal (about 2 1/2 years old) and I'm pretty fed up with his biting. He was always ok with me but then he got closer to my dad and they are best friends now. Now (and I am not exaggerating at ALL) I can't give him food, treats, touch him (except through cage), get him to step up, etc without getting an insanely nasty bite. Again, he's extremely pleasant with my dad. I've basically given up because this is just ridiculous, but please let me know if anyone has advice. Thanks everyone..

hang in there!

ok simply get your dad to remove bird when it gets on him, and reduce head rubs etc
your dad needs to take him off him, as you have found out, if you do you will lose digits lol this way your bird will know your dads not all that into him

please be patient! these are highly intelligent animals, and almost human, they can't be trained like a dog they will not like you more for food/affection etc

i was nuts fav person, but now its my man so the simple steps of letting my man take her off etc helps as when she bit me, it created bad feelings all round, so next time i was near her, she felt like she was on defend mode! so i backed off and all is pretty well calmer now,

you just need to re introduce yourself to the bird as a non threatening person, as your bird feels your dad must be defended! if your bird shows any signs of bitting you, please step back, confrontation is not good with these little demons as they can be very single minded and they do attack with force if they feel they have to

do not let me put you off as the out come with patience, and a few back bends does work! it will feel very un rewarding tight now

and i am giggling a little here as i am sure your birds being nice to you while in cage, cos he wants out lol

please be patient with your bird, he has another 25yrs to go yet if all is well, so he could and will change his mind given time

have you watched his body language at all??

Ok so get my dad to be less affectionate towards the bird? And yes whenever I see him in the cage he puts his head down for scratches. This is the one thing he will let me do. I can scratch him for probably 10 seconds but that's all. Then he whips his head up and bites me. When I say bite, I mean all the way.. Like deep.. Deep bites haha. So I don't know. His body language seems to be positive. Whenever I see him he does this yawning trick I taught him. I'm just so confused! Haha

lol an aww yes your dad must be the one to show dis-interest in him, to start with the bird will do everything in its power to get to your dad! don't pay attention to it, or try distracting it, just sit in same room etc stay relaxed let your dad handle it, it can take some time (as in months)
but it is worth doing as the outcome will be he will be happy with you or your dad, and not have an insane urge to be with your dad all the time, and attack you out of fraustration because your dads not in the same room/not there

but please when ever your dad leaves a room, if there is a door to be mindfull where he is, as there have been many near squished nut, incidents with mine, as she was so fast, and would hang of the door frame, and scream all that behaviour we ignored! to the point of leaving her hung on the door, like a door knocker she couldn't get out and she wasn't hurting herself,

is yours flighted?? who has the most time to spend with the bird?

an lol they can be little charmers, when they want to be

ok even a slight turn of the head as you go near is a warning!

when you eat (bird safe foods) take some off your plate, do this at a set time each day, with or with out your dad, but your dad cannot do this your dad needs to be doing his, i am not into you act, he will take the food of you an go back to your dad, but let your dad take him off
but i'll warn you now, nut seems to feel whats on my plate is always to share, which is ok, but she won't wait to be offered, and if its hot it could hurt her, so i guard my plate well now lol

nut will still bite me! but its been a long time since she has done it with intent, she will flash her beak at me at times, and yesterday we were playing with some pennies an she clamped her beak around my finger an hung on, lol but no pressure, but i had not moved fast enough