I'm wondering about my quaker and how he reacts to people and noise. My daughter and grandaughter came over lastnight and while there was noise with all of us talking, etc, it wasn't overly noisy. My quaker got so upset that he would stick his neck out and open his mouth like he was going to attack. He even done that to me and actually did bite my face. I've only had him about a week but he's always so nice to me. Yesterday was a different story. Should I take him to another room when I have visitors or should I leave him be so that he can get used to it? I don't want to get rid of him but he carries on so bad when someones here that its almost unbearable. Please, any advice would be appreciated.
I should add that he sits on top of his cage when he acts like this. Does he think that he rules everyone when he's up there? Its hard to get him on my finger when he's there and sometimes takes a couple of hours of coaxing. When he is on our finger, he steps up nicely and is acts perfect. Thanks to all for advice.

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He might just need more time to adjust. Being around other people is good for him to lean to socialize. Maybe when others are around you should hold him. I would not let others hold him just yet. If he does not want to step up from his cage leave him until he is ready then reward him when he does. I am sure others will give more advice.

He was probably upset by the strange voices and people. It's early yet and he's still getting used to you, and maybe he thought they were going to take him away or something. Hard to tell what goes on in those little feathered heads. Could you put him inside his cage when you have company, at least for a while, until he's used to you and all settled in? It might make him feel safer. Clyde liked my mom when she came over to meet him, and even said "pretty bird" for her, but my in-laws scared him to death and I have no idea why. He squawked and squawked at them and wouldn't be friendly for anything. We have some friends he just gives a "hello" squawk to and then is perfectly calm, and others that make him go berserk. And this is just with them walking past him on the way to the couch, not even stopping and speaking to him. Most critters bite out of fear, so something scared yours, I'm certain of it, and it might only have been that he didn't know them.

Kiwi gets louder and more vocal with new people ... we have started taking him away from his cage to meet new people (in case he's trying to protect it) or covering him if he gets too nosiey to give him some security...

I think its just your lil one adjusting and setting his place in the flock with new people around him

he may be jealous! iur his new mummy n ur showing attention to others he may have got himself upset with jealousy! also my qp does a thing where e tries to open his mouth and stretches his neck but nothing happens and hes actually trying to say something my qp gets noisier when people r here but hes just a show off! flys on peoples heads etc!! get everyone to shout hello to him and then cary on with what they are there for,once they go tell him wot a good boy he is for being good!!

For the first 3 weeks or so I kept Charlie in his cage but encouraged visitors to chat with him and maybe just pat him through the cage bars, after a while I would bring him out and everybody just made a fuss of him, I also encouraged my kids friends to chat with him to get him used to kids. Now he is great with people and very friendly. There is one boy that comes to play, and has done since I have had Charlie, for some reason Charlie just yells at him and you can tell he doesn't like this child, and this child is very scared of all birds so I am wondering if Charlie carrys on like this because he can sense this child is scared.