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No problem- enjoy your chat board- ljhassell off, as I have felt no MATTER what I have experienced or done it is wrong and always will be- Life is way to short to be this way!

My apologies - It's quite apparent I haven't been choosing the best of words to use in regards to this thread. A lot has been on my mind lately and I'm just not thinking clearly in all circumstances. It certainly doesn't help to try and explain something to someone via a written message, when no tone of voice can be applied.

There are certainly various methods of training... various methods that work and that do not work. Heck, I've even done some training with a very bitey budgie that would otherwise not be recommended... in short, I tried touching her beak with my finger (at the time, I was VERY upset at her for not being tame and sweet like the other budgies, so in a way it started out as punishment, which turned into a game). After two weeks of trying to just touch her beak with my finger without getting bitten, I ended up with a tame budgie who allowed me to pick her up, do step ups, etc. The reason why this method isn't recommended is because it can teach a bird to bite, rather than getting them to stop...

I meant no harm against you as previously stated. What I had meant was that the method that you use (and many others who use it successfully) does not always work, especially so when taken out of context (or rather not used correctly). The method I used with the budgie, many use in a far greater extent... such as flicking of the beak, or grabbing the birds beak forcefully, thus making the situation worse.

I have heard of methods such as if the bird gets too noisy, or starts to bite, that the person either puts them in a separate room in a cage/carrier (no toys), or puts them in the bathtub, with the door closed. Or even of someone who used a large round tub (for kids toys, storage, laundry... whatever the person choses, is not made with a lid) as a time out for a screaming cockatoo. Many people have their own training techniques of what works for them, but it may not necessarily work for each individual bird...

In short, the best thing when reading anything on the internet may be to take it with a grain of salt, and think nothing more of it... unless of course you could possibly apply something within the context to a certain situation. Best of all, is to read and learn of various techniques, care, etc and then choose what is best for your own situation and that of the bird(s).

Thankyou for your apology, I to Apologise and wont put my 2 cents out here as much- I know my ways work for us and thats all, i wont offer in order to keep the peace. Sorry everyone for my imput, wont do it again, Sincerely Lori Hassell

I use the unbalance method with my yellow collar and worked great for me. So now instead of nipping at me she grabs my shirt and shakes it 3 times.
Leslie

Yep- over 60 yrs of that- never had a nipper- but dont tell anyone cause Im always wrong