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peanut help me please!!!!!!!

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Question
I happy to say that I'm now the owner of a quaker and she laid 1 egg the first week we brought her home. the egg she had on the perch fell and broke open so i took it out of the cage. She is very sweet at times and -really- angry and will bite or try to bite you through her cage we've had her for a month now and she is really attached herself to me(mom) dad however she bites what can we do please help?

Answer
Hello Jill.  Thank you for your post.
I've had a couple of Quaker Parrots, one of which was attached to his former owner.  Quakers are pretty much one-person birds, but Dad can still talk to him an a quiet, calm voice, and offer some treats from his hand.
Eventually, with positive attention, your new friend should come around to at least not trying to bite through the bars of the cage.
There is also a site that I do recommend to people.  I have used their methods on my own birds and birds that I take in that have behavior problems with great success.

www.birdtricks.com

It is a wonderful site, and I have learned and am still learning a lot from the site.

Please keep me updated on Peanut's progress.

Good luck and God Bless.
Dianna