Agressive GCC?

[saka_sandora]

So I recieved a yellow sided conure from an old coworker. She was moving and needed a new home for her. So I took her bird in. Being that we both worked at pet shops I assumed her bird would be well behaved but there are a few problems.
She is great for the most part, stepping up, good with hands, very sweet, allows me to handle her with no problem, then for no reason I can see puffs up, bobs her head and just hits me with her beak. Then she will bite down hard. She alternates between these behaviors.
I already found out her food dish is off limits. I am not allowed to touch it with her anywhere near it.
Otherwise I'm not doing anything? Just sitting on my computer typing or petting her.
For punishment, I blow in her face and say NO sternly, but it takes about 2-3 times for her to stop.
Elena is 4 1/2 to 5 years old, she was fed a seed diet, no vegi's/fruits that I know of, in a parakeet cage that I have since upgraded.
What should I do/what am I doing wrong?

 

[kq_fan]

Well is it while your petting her? Because sometimes you can rub them the wrong way so they get mad :\ Do you think you will switch her diet to pellets and fruits? Because she will not live long at all if you continue to only feed her seeds. And blowing in their face doesn't work it isn't a good idea, when they bite you put them on a perch and leave her alone then she will find that there is no big response. That is what they are most likely doing when they bite you.

 

[SoCalWendy]

It's really good that you are learning what is off limits, like her food bowl. Respect her boundaries, but your going to have to be creative. Face blowing is worthless. My Senegal would challenge me in a second if I blew on her face. But knocking the a little off balance, gets her attention that I'm not happy. Then and then putting them down and walking away. Try some short training sessions, several times a day. And shoulders should be off limits if she is unpredictable. Are her wings clipped? If they are, you have a good advantage in that you can remove her from her cage to another area brfore you change out her food and water.

 

[saka_sandora]

I'm changing her died to Roudybush mini as thats what I feed mine and they get fruit and veggies in the morning and night with rice or pasta at night also. Her beak looks terrible. Its peeling badly and had had a hole in it that has healed over but she has bumps on her beak. I'm thinking I should go in and get her beak grinded?

As for the face blowing, it works with my other three but I'm assuming that because I was their first and only owner.... I'll work on her with putting her down on a branch instead. I don't quiet trust her so have been using a dowl to move her. She bit me a little too hard and I had to walk away.

Her wings are not clipped, her previous owner taught her to come when called which she is good about doing. Her previous owner also told me she is cage aggressive but I have not seen that at all, other than her food. Should I clip her wings?

 

[kq_fan]

Good I'm glad you are changing the diet! And I would go to the vet about the beak... That sounds interesting... do you have any pictures of it? I am not a vet so I of cores don't know that much about pet health only the basics but I would be worried if that was on Lilos beak. Hopefully someone on here can give you more advice about that. Its a curious thing, keep us updated!

I am glad you are trying the perch idea, and I'm sure she will settle in nicely, sometimes biting is from stress, maybe that's it?

I personally trim my birds wings but that's because Lilo fly into windows and has hurt herself before! So that is your call on that, if she comes to you that's a good sign! I am a over protective parront and I am just afraid that something could happen! So what ever you think is good! And you already take good care of your other little ones, she is in a good home!

 

[saka_sandora]

This is her beak.

 

[bonita]

Is it possible she is upset about losing her owner? Just a thought. Bonita

 

[kq_fan]

Oh hm that is a little wired looking... But the peeling should be normal, like a finger nail peels a beak peels.

 

[SoCalWendy]

Clipping wings is a personal as well as a safety issue. One of my birds is clipped the other isn't, for safety reasons.

 

[Colorguarder08]

I would have the vet check out her beak because while it is normal for a beak to peel the peeling on her beak doesn't look normal but thats just my opinion.