Want to stop the screaming? Is your feathered friend a biter? Don't give up, there is help out there for you.
The best online resource for me as a parrot owner has been Bird Tricks. Their blog answers many everyday questions that a bird owner may have. Did you know birds get dry skin like we do in the winter?
I first became introduced to this website after we rescued Mezmo our African Grey Parrot. Mezmo was a victim of the poor economy. His previous owner, a hypnotist or magician in Las Vegas, lost his home to foreclosure and Mezmo was the bird that he didn't take with. sad right? A friend of the family was left to feed him. They knew we were bird lovers and we took him in right before Christmas of 09.
Their DVDs are an invaluable tool for any bird owner. Since buying their DVD's I better understand my parrot's behavior. I thank the training we learned from the DVD's for how fast Mezmo came to trust us. Going from a bird that would fly around in it's huge cage when you walked into the room, to flying to you and taking food off your fork as you eat. The clicker training made a huge difference in his response to step up in a few weeks. The screaming took longer but more due to my response. Telling your bird to "Stop it" will just lead to them screaming then saying "Stop it" as if to mock you even more.
We still have some more work to do with Mezmo, but training never stops when you own any animal.
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