posted 08-09-2002 08:44 AM           

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i Just got a new bird a goffin's cocokatoo. She comes for me every time she is out of the cage and bites me. She is a man's bird won't bite my two son's or any man but woman always Please if anyone knows how to help. Please let me know. Thank you

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posted 12-12-2002 07:49 PM         

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I was once told that, if you fear it, it will take advantage of you and bite you. Try to not act like you are afraid and aproach like you are the boss, not some scared person and then you will start to gain with your bird.
I had a simular experience with one of my birds. We were all afraid of him and wouldn't touch him. Then one day someone told us the same thing, and now we can hold him whenever we want to.

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posted 01-07-2003 06:24 AM           

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We had a umbrella cockatoo back in the 80's she was a wonderful bird, no problems whatsover other than she screamed like a jack ass and would eat anything made of wood in site.. maybe get some very thick gloves and buy some wood type at pet store and play with her in that manner..
Good luck
Doc~

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posted 02-01-2003 05:45 PM           

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Don't fret about this bird. Cockatoos are very wonderous, mysterious birds. They have a very large memory span. Maybe she has had a bad past with another women in her old home. Was she abused? Take these possibilities into consideration. There is also the option of starting anew with yet another cockatoo. Would your husband and children approve? Reply back and let me know how you're doing.
- WhisperingDove

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posted 02-05-2003 12:54 PM           

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Do you make any kind of dramatic motions or sounds when she bites you?
Birds are social creatures and loves attention and entertainment.
If you make a certain response whenever she bites you, she knows she can get you to behave a certain way by biting you. It's a learned behavior--and your bird has you trained!

To "unlearn" this habit, whenever your bird bites you, don't scold, don't jump, don't wave your hands up. Just quietly put her down, and walk out the room, leaving her by helfself. If this is a single tamed bird that is normally affectionate with other people, she will associate a negative response (being left alone) with the biting, and should eventually be discouraged from doing it for attention.

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