I have only had this little girl for about a month now. She has been hard to handle since we got her home but now it's getting worse. I don't know what to do. My hubby and son are always mad ow because she screetches and she bites like crazy. I work from 3:30pm-11pm so they have to deal with her in the evenings and putting her to bed. I had hoped things would go smoothly but they haven't and I am at my wits end. I love this little girl but I love my hubby and son more and don't want them to be unhappy, especially with a little bird. The breeder, I'm sure you're reading this, said this was a sweet little girl and she has her moments but not enough for my family. Can anyone give advice as to help alleviate some of this for the rest of my household? I have told them, even before we got her, that QPs are loud but I think more than anything it's the biting they can't handle any longer. She bites me still some but she will always bite my husband even if he's the one trying to change her food or ust be company for her. She's still a baby and I don't know if that has a lot to do with it or not. She's just 15 wks old. When she wants to cuddle it's fun but that doesn't seem to happen as often as it did even 2 weeks ago.

HELP PLEASE!!!! I just don't know what to do but I'm not going to keep making my home miserable!!! THANKS!!

If she bites, it's because she's getting the results she wants from it. I would guess that she bites and someone pulls back real fast and maybe yells and she's loving it. She's establishing her position in the flock's "pecking order".

The only solution I know is, clench your teeth, don't react and slowly push into the bite. When you push into the bite, she'll loosen up and try to figure out why you don't know your part in the biting process (In her estimation, you're supposed to say ouch and pull back.). I don't think there's any harm in a good firm "No!!" as you push in either.

Now, the trick is getting your husband and son to take a few bites while she's learning that.

The only thing I know to do about the screeching is to ignore her when she's doing it and reward her when she quietens down. She probably does it for attention and a good hardy "BE QUIET!!!" is attention.

Best of luck with her.

HI, I know it is a problem, my Kermi is almost 7 months old and she was a biter, still sometimes, but I did the push back into the bite and said a stern No, No Bite, she finally got it, with me that is, but she will go after my husband, I am the only one who can handle her...Now as I walk around with her she yells No Bite, No Bite, I guess she is telling me not to bite..You have a hard situation there, since you are not there and seeing why she might be biting, are they too ruff, or afraid of her, do they tease her, these are some things that will make a bird bite, she is testing them or she is afraid of them, or it could be something else, take time to find out why and time with much training..but the results are wonderful , she is young enough to be trained fairly easy..good luck..

Khirsah did that too, when she was little. I didn't know what to do at first. But they do grow out of it. She didn't grow out of her hate for my hubby, though, so you're not alone.

But the advantage is, now, I can tell when someone is picking on her when I'm not home. If, when I get home, she's bity, I know someone hit the cage or just plain pestered her. Granted, I don't have to worry about that anymore, but still, just be wary.

Hang in there!

Thanks for all the advice.. I know that no one is picking on her but when she's screechy my hubby wants to try and make her happy by bringing her where they are or trying to play or something and if she's ust biting he will ust put her back in her cage and shut the door. I don't blame him as he is not familiar with little birdies like I am. I have told him and shown him what to do but he gets flustered with the screeching so I think he just doesn't want to put up with it any more. I guess the biggest problem is that the first QP we had just liked all of us and was fun and playful and thisone isn't right away so my hubby has no patience. I love my family and expecially our little addition but my family will come first. I'm going to try and work with her and hubby more and I will keep praying that things will get better soon!

I've done all that I can and know so far, but will keep trying new things as those more experienced than myself can suggest!!! Thanks again for all of your help and advice!

Valentine used to bite and screech, when he bit I told him NO very firmly and put him back in his cage and ignored him for 5 or 10 mins then let him out, praised him when he didn't bite, sang to him and so on. When he overly screeched I just covered his cage, that seems to calm him down.

I will give those things a try too! I'm willing to try anything at this point! Thanks for the suggestions. you all have been a great elp!

You really need to figure out why she's bitting. I agree with a lot of the other posters, she might be doing it b/c she can. But have you noticed that she bites more when you do certain things? Are you cleaning her cage with her in it? Does she bite when you put your hand in the cage? Does she bite when she steps up? It may be a trust issue, also. When I first got Boomer, he did not trust ANY human. And we've had to rebuild the trust. She may be scared and bitting out of frustration. I would recomend trying to figure out if there's something associating with the bitting. You may be suprised.

Good luck!