Behavior issues

Question
My 9 month old mitred conure has turned almost vicious. Unfortunately I purchased him when I was only working part time & now I can only spend about 2-3 hours a day with him (during the week). He is just mad at me all the time (and also anyone else) & I do not want to put him in "time out" because I feel so guilty. I wish he was sweet again. Did I ruin him ? Is it too late to get him to be nice.  

Answer
Since I cannot say for sure what would be the best way to work with your parrot... I'm going to refer you to some online articles and books that should help you determine the best way to re-bond with your conure and make him/her a happier parrot:

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww5eii.htm

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww12eii.htm

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww44e.htm

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww20eiv.htm

http://www3.upatsix.com/liz/articles/biting.html

http://www.quakerville.com/qic/biting.asp

http://www3.upatsix.com/liz/articles/territory.html

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww66eii.htm

I hope this all helps! :)

You should also check out The Beak Book by Sally Blanchard. It is available for purchase on either www.companionparrot.com or www.amazon.com

-Maggie