MadMax Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 im guessing this is where i say hi to everyone being new and all.....im here possibly looking for helpful tips that i may not be aware of in helping madmax not be mad anymore and to modify some of his bad behaviors , being a one person bird,biting me, chasing me to bite me...im not scared to be bitten as i have been bit many times by max ( and yes some have been bloody) starting wednesday or thursday the latest i will be doccumenting how and what i do to change MadMax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hello MadMax and welcome to our family, we are so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and MadMax. You will need to give us lots of information about him and your situation to give us a better chance of helping you with your problem, how old, how long have you had him and so forth and so on. We have many knowledgeable members who may be able to help you and MadMax come to a peaceful agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Welcome to the forum Madmax, its great you could join us here. Hopefully someone will be able to help out with the biting issue with a little bit more information. Hope you enjoy it here:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hi and welcome.If you make a post about the problems you are having I am sure you will be given some good advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Welcome to the family. Max sounds like a very feisty little guy. How long have you had Max and how old is he? From your Avatar is is apparent that Max is a very handsome CAG. Can't wait to hear more about him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckobird Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum! Can you give us a little more info about Madmax so maybe someone can help you with the biting issue? In the meantime there is a thread about body language that lists signs on why they are doing it, which can help you avoid some of these bites. Good luck. I look forward to hearing more about you and Madmax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 thanks everyone for the welcome to here......heres all i know about MadMax the previous owner had max for 5 years... madmax would bite the previous owners husband and chase the previous owners husband into the bathroom.....before this MadMax was owned by a truck driver so not much info in this chapter of maxes life as for me when i try to pick max up i know im going to get bit ....max is such a sneak.....max will bend his head down and lift a foot up but thats just his ploy to bite me its obvious that madmax has been abused by a male, i also feel that by max being clipped (wings) he doesnt feel trusted or possibly max doesnt feel as confident as a flighted parrot... we plan on allowing max to grow out his feathers for flight.... i start recall training thursday,i plan on using a stick on the foor with a clicker aid and treats to teach max to goto the stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for telling us about Max's history. Karma to you for taking on this challenging grey. Can't wait to hear how things go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Welcome Madmax!! It sounds like your Grey has had a fairly bad set of previous owners that just didn't know how to deal with and help a Grey learn proper behaviour. It GreYt to hear he has found someone interested enough to spend the time, training and patience needed to get him to a point he is going to learn humans can and will be consistent in behaviour as well and what to expect of them. Looking forward to hearing more. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thats horrible that MadMax was treated that way, poor thing, no wonder he doesn't trust anyone especially males, wouldn't you just like to ring their neck:angry: You will have a rough road to follow and it will take lots of time and much patience and with his past and his age he may never come to fully trust you but I think you will be able to work out an agreement with him so you two can have a workable relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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