Sadiemae

I am almost afraid to ask, but I really do need help. Please be kind. I have two birds in separate cages and they are definitely naughty birds. I am in the process of trying to figure out how to rehome one of them. We don't have any rescue type organizations and the place where you can adopt dogs and cats doesn't take birds. I can't remember the name of it because it is a private organization. We don't have anything else. Anyway, I think they need to be separated before either one of them can be tamed. Also I can't afford to buy food for both, and I can't afford to have them both groomed. I have a book that I am reading so that I will be able to take care of the grooming. I think they don't see any need for human contact because they have each other. My question is, once I am able to rehome one, What is the best procedure to follow in order to tame the one I keep? I don't appreciate the biting, and I know there has to be a way to show him that he doesn't need to bite. Any ideas and advice you can give me I would appreciate more than you will ever know. Our Cockatiel, Fred, was hand fed and I loved him so much, but he mourned himself to death right after my husband passed. Now I have two that bite, and it is kind of hard to love them when they reach out and cause that much pain. And they scream as loud as they can when the phone rings. I don't know the reason for this, unless it is because it rarely rings.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Qbee

Oh bless your heart....I don't know a thing about birds. Have you searched the net for forums for bird lovers? That's how I found this site....I was just searching for help on a question and found all these great people!
Give it a shot. Also, talk to a vet and even a pet store or zoo. Good luck :D

Lv2sew2011

Could you put them in seperate rooms?

Sadiemae

The only pet store we have is Petsmart and they weren't any help. We don't have a zoo.

I can put them in separate rooms, but I still can't afford to buy food for both of them. I am hoping someone has trained a bird to stop biting, they are fast and it hurts.

emerald46

Check this out
http://birds.about.com/od/behavioran...ssivebirds.htm

emerald46

You might get a phone nbr of someone to talk to about rehoming/training from one of these locations -

http://bird.rescueshelter.com/Idaho

Sadiemae

Thanks Emerald46. The one close to me only takes in dogs. I feel so guilty, but I didn't expect my husband to die and leave me with all of the bills. I just can't afford anything I want.

I will read the article in the morning. It is almost 2:30, time to see if my foot will stop hurting long enough to fall asleep. Have a gread night.

watterstide

we had a cherry head conure for years,she had a stroke when she was about 15 ..but never had 2 birds at once. i feel for you. have you looked for a bird message board? maybe i-village?
what about putting a sign up at a vet place?

pet finder has a section for putting your bird up for adoption, and lists bird rescues
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?...location=48180

the link above,is under my zip code, so you have to put in your own..
my "peanut" was very tame,she liked my son the best..she used to preen his hair,nd let us wrap her up in a tea towel, and carry her like a baby..! very unusual for a bird to be on it's back.
i hope this helps you some..blessings! Kim

http://www.petfinder.com/pet-adoption/

Darlene

My parakeet Toby lived to be 8 years old was always a biter. He was never nice but I loved him anyway.

Sadiemae

Thank you Kim! I think I am too close to the problem I didn't think of a bird message board.

Darlene, I love them both-but they bite so hard I can't even touch them. I have to wear leather gloves to feed them or I have huge bruises. I did a bunch of searches last night and it said that birds bite when they are afraid. I don't have any idea what they are afraid of when I put food in their bowls. That just doesn't make sense.
Then it said to give them a treat, and I have never found anything they go crazy over. I will just keep trying.