Amandastander
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- Jul 23, 2012
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- Buster turquoisegrey IRN male, Piper buttercup IRN female. 2 Budgies who will soon be relocating to my brothers home.
I tried this on my girl and it really helps
Aside from the obvious push into the bite don't withdraw, I've found the following 2 things very usefull in calming Piper when she starts going into a biting frenzy
I can't say I would recommend it for older birds with harder sharper beaks as it takes some practice to get it
So when birdy starts posing and displaying, hissing and lunging to bite, quickly, gently but firm grab the top part of the beak at the sides
You may have to repeat to get its attention
All the while talking in a soothing voice
Then slowly start stroking the beak down the centre from top to bottom to avoid nasty surprises!
After a few strokes Piper has calmed down sufficiently for me to give her a scritch and have her step up.
Those of you who decide to try it, plz let me know how it works out for you, I'd like to know if its a once off lucky thging for me or if it may actually help some teen birdies over their aggression
Aside from the obvious push into the bite don't withdraw, I've found the following 2 things very usefull in calming Piper when she starts going into a biting frenzy
I can't say I would recommend it for older birds with harder sharper beaks as it takes some practice to get it
So when birdy starts posing and displaying, hissing and lunging to bite, quickly, gently but firm grab the top part of the beak at the sides
You may have to repeat to get its attention
All the while talking in a soothing voice
Then slowly start stroking the beak down the centre from top to bottom to avoid nasty surprises!
After a few strokes Piper has calmed down sufficiently for me to give her a scritch and have her step up.
Those of you who decide to try it, plz let me know how it works out for you, I'd like to know if its a once off lucky thging for me or if it may actually help some teen birdies over their aggression