Hands hands and more hands.

[Tman]

Pegasus has a problem with hands, I not going to say it's behavioral. Born with it. I knew what I was getting into when I bought him. But when he caught my eye at the pet shop,
I just know he needed to be with me.
I have been working with him for 2 months. I posted about it many a time. I always have my has doing something when I work with him. I pay attention to what he tells me. I know if I push a little to much, and he let's me know. But also by paying attention to him, I can tell were he may feel uncomfortable with it. So I know when to give him a chance to work it out. He may move a foot closer or raise a foot and put down. Moves his he towards me. Just something like that to let me know leave your hand there and let me work on it. Thats why patience is so very important. If you think I think I'll give him a scratch. If you have to think he's ready he's not. It's better to wait and keep on working with him. The reason I say this thats me. In the past 2 months he has gained so much color, it's incredible. He's not ready for a touch yet. He can touch me I just can't touch him.
So I keep finding ways to have him work with my hands. The new lesson is. Open palm. I turn my palm up my thumb at the cage opening. I started with having him take a treat off my hand. This is how I know we are going to be alright. As he went to get the treat he grabbed my hand. But it was a grab not a bite. He grab it and I said to him that's not the treat and I pointed to it. He did this a few times were my hand first then the treat. After a few times he would go for the treat. Then I move my hand away from the opening . Palm still up but had him step up on my thumb. And take the treat. By the end of the lesson I had him waiting before he got the treat. He just grab my hand, but I know there could be a time where he bites. But right now I trust him. And he can trust me no to rush him. When he's ready and I can touch I will be posting it.

 

[Vampiric_Conure78]

I love reading stories like this. Always interesting to read how people train their fids!

 

[osklvste85]

This may sound dumb. Is it your hand he's leary of your fingers? I'm a compulsive reader. I compare information. I read in several older articles. Birds are prey animals. Their always on the alert. Some birds are leary of fingers moving around them. It's difficult for some not lash out. Fingers moving just bothers them. Treats are ok. The other fingers are still. Nameliss doesn't like my fingers to get up on. She prefers to step up on the back of my hand. Consider that. It may help figure out his thinking.

 

[Tman]

This may sound dumb. Is it your hand he's leary of your fingers? I'm a compulsive reader. I compare information. I read in several older articles. Birds are prey animals. Their always on the alert. Some birds are leary of fingers moving around them. It's difficult for some not lash out. Fingers moving just bothers them. Treats are ok. The other fingers are still. Nameliss doesn't like my fingers to get up on. She prefers to step up on the back of my hand. Consider that. It may help figure out his thinking.

Here's the thing indian ringneck parrot, have a major problem with hands. So what I'm doing is working with him on the fear of hands. You are right they feel they are the prey.
So by my using my hands different ways, is showing him not to fear my hands. He steps up on my finger when my hand is turned sideways. And by having him step up on my finger, my palm of my hand facing up my fingers moving I am showing him no harm will come to him. It is al a matter of time each time he gets use to my hands a certain way, I work on putting my hands another way. I work on my hands getting close to him so eventually I will be able to pet him.
So your parrot will step up on the back of your hand. That great. But take it to the next step, they are a the back of you hand. Now will he move and step up to the back of your other hand, while he is on the back of your hand.
Thats the next step.
By being on the back of your hand he feels he is in control of the situation. What I work for is to show him he has no reason to fear my hands at all.
And this is were you have two things to do in your training.
1.Pay attention to your parrot.
2. You have to have major patience.
Your parrot steps up on the back of your hand.
But you you could get him to step up on your finger, you and him will be more comfortable.
You are not being mean trying to get him to step up the right way, you are just trying to show him he will be alright.
After this I promise I'll stop.
You by your parrot a new toy you put it in the cage. And he is scared of it, but by leaving it in the cage it makes your parrot have to, work on over coming the fear of the toy. You are doing nothing it's just in the cage it's up to him to work at it to peer come the fear and he does it on his on time before you know it he over there chewing that crap out of it.
When it comes to your hand same thing put your hand in the how you want him to step up. And leave it that way. This way he gets use to your hand that way .
Hold a treat past your.hand and just slowly have him get closer to your hand, then move the treat where he has to reach over your hand to get the treat. Bit by bit you are showing him one your hand never moves, two that he doesn't have to be afraid of your hand.
Iam going to stop now. Sorry for so long of a reply.

 

[osklvste85]

I wish they could give you a parrot parent patience of the year award! My CAG was hand raised. A little shy at just under 4 months. I talked to her. Gave her a treat. Closed my hand. Poked it back up in, step on. Maybe 60 seconds. Allowed me to scritch head with other hand, foundation began. She has female days. I maybe very lucky. Her personality laid back. Or she simply prefers putting her energy into mischief making.