Hello! I just recently bought this loving girl Quaker, Aka Fuzzy and she absolutely hates all Men!! She loves me and never tries to bite women. But she lunges towards men and has bit my Husband a couple of times. Does anybody have any idea why she is behaving like this? Got any ideas? Any information will do!!! Thanks alot!! Fuzzy's Mommy!!

Sounds like she may be a he. Have you had he/she sexed?

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new Q!

Was Fuzzy adopted/rescued or is she a brand new baby? How long have you had her? Are her wings clipped? Sometimes they have a bad experiences with a particular gender which causes them to be fearful. If that is the case then your husband will have to work extra hard (and take a few bites) to gain her
trust. If she is a baby then it should be a bit easier to work through her issues. The main thing that your husband needs to remember is to show no fear and not to react to the bites since they thrive on drama. He'll also need to work with her in a neutal room away from her cage.

Lastly, if she is brand new and you've only had her for a few days/weeks she's probably really scared and nervous so please move slowly and give her some time to settle in.

Good luck and welcome!

I'll add just a bit to what Casey's mom said...Not only will your husband need to work with Fuzzy away (out of sight) of her cage, he'll also need to work with Fuzzy out of sight of you as well.

It might be any number of things as to why she isn't fond of men. It could be that her handler while she was being hand fed was female, or it could be that she hasn't really been around men in general or it could be that a man scared, teased, or abused her in some way.

There are a couple of tricks to do to help with her becoming friendlier to him, One is to do as Caseys Mom said and that is for your husband to realize that he is going to get bit from time to time, but for him not to make any type of reaction especially yelling or cussing or jerking back. That's drama as was mentioned.
Granted our first reaction is to jerk back but if you can force yourself to just take the bite, grit your teeth and show little or no reaction, pretty soon it won't be fun anymore for the bird because they aren't getting a response, you are showing no fear.

The second way is to do what we call a rescue technique and that's where You take the bird into an unfamiliar room, most of the time that ends up being the bathroom. Make sure the toilet seat is closed etc. Take Fuzzy in the unfamiliar room and put her on the floor, turn around and walk out and close the door. Let her stay there for a few minutes, She will likely do a flock call to see where everyone is. After a few minutes have your husband go in and rescue her and make a big deal out of "saving" her, He might take a few of her favorite treats with him and offer her a treat. He should stay there a few minutes with her and practice doing step ups from one hand to the other so she gets the idea she's supposed to listen to him, When she does as she's asked he needs to be very excited and happy praise her and give her a treat. Then see how she responds to him after he brings her back to her cage etc. It might take a couple of times doing the rescue tech. but it should help a lot.

Good luck with Fuzzy, and Welcome to the Forum.

Thanks for all the great Advice! Fuzzy is a girl! She had laid a couple of eggs right before I became her owner! I honestly think that my sweet baby bird is just a big bully! My husband and I are working on getting her to trust him. He has taken a few bites in the mean time! This Forum is a really big help! Thanks everyone so Much!!!