Yabo
08-17-2014, 10:47 PM
Hello everyone. I am new here pls don't disown me if this is in the wrong thread I'd really like your help.
My family purchased a yellow collar macaw id have to say about 5 years ago. I was living at home periodically and still have been as I am attending law school so Im home for summer and winter months basically.
Anyway when we first got the bird it loved me. I used to feed it with the little plastic syringe. Loved playing with me I could pick it up at will constantly gave it attention when I was home. Talked all the time.
Over the years the bird has grown to hate me. We have 4 members in our household. The bird really loves my mother and sister. Doesn't like my father as much but still is pretty playful with him as he does the food and the cage maintenance. Me on the other hand it despises. I have had friends with pretty aggressive dogs that took more kindly to me. I can literally be across the way in the other room and if the bird sees that I am looking in his direction will move very quickly to either go into his cage or under the newspaper that lays on top of the cage and once he is under the paper will literally back up as far as possible.
If I do enter the room he will either stay as far away as possible or come out and try and attack me almost viciously. My family has had birds all my life and trust me its a bite not a nip or him trying to grip my hand. I haven't been able to pick him up in almost 3 years with the exception of twice he tried to fly and ended up on the ground an allowed me to pick him up. And for some reason anytime I chew gum hes is more receptive. He is a talker and talks with everyone else in my family except me. With me he remains dead silent.
Most of the day if its just me home he will literally sit under his paper all day. Im talking like 8 hours or more without trying to eat or move if im down there.
Im just wondering if their is anything I can do to get him to like me again. Ive tried giving him attention talking softly for about a half hour a day no change Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
My family purchased a yellow collar macaw id have to say about 5 years ago. I was living at home periodically and still have been as I am attending law school so Im home for summer and winter months basically.
Anyway when we first got the bird it loved me. I used to feed it with the little plastic syringe. Loved playing with me I could pick it up at will constantly gave it attention when I was home. Talked all the time.
Over the years the bird has grown to hate me. We have 4 members in our household. The bird really loves my mother and sister. Doesn't like my father as much but still is pretty playful with him as he does the food and the cage maintenance. Me on the other hand it despises. I have had friends with pretty aggressive dogs that took more kindly to me. I can literally be across the way in the other room and if the bird sees that I am looking in his direction will move very quickly to either go into his cage or under the newspaper that lays on top of the cage and once he is under the paper will literally back up as far as possible.
If I do enter the room he will either stay as far away as possible or come out and try and attack me almost viciously. My family has had birds all my life and trust me its a bite not a nip or him trying to grip my hand. I haven't been able to pick him up in almost 3 years with the exception of twice he tried to fly and ended up on the ground an allowed me to pick him up. And for some reason anytime I chew gum hes is more receptive. He is a talker and talks with everyone else in my family except me. With me he remains dead silent.
Most of the day if its just me home he will literally sit under his paper all day. Im talking like 8 hours or more without trying to eat or move if im down there.
Im just wondering if their is anything I can do to get him to like me again. Ive tried giving him attention talking softly for about a half hour a day no change Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.