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Ok so at first Mazzy (my nanday) would let anyone in the house take her out in the morning. Then she would act like she would bite anyone but me who put there hand in or near the cage, but she would still go to everyone else once out. Then she stopped going to the kids. I got her a play gym but she just wanted my sholder she would cuddle with me groom me, lay on her back for me and there was lots of loves. Then she stopped talking to me unless I was alone with her. Now she wants to hang out with the kids and has started biteing me. I have done nothing different exept that when she would lunge at one of the kids or my husbend to bite I would tell her "No" and put her in her cage. Is she spoiled, trying to punish me, or just trying to get to know everyone? Like I sayed yesterday she went to the vet before I brought her home and she is healthy, She has her own bedroom and sleeps from 9pm to 9am or as soon as she starts her "GOOD MORNING WORLD" in the morning. I have not changed her diet to much but I did add extra pellets to the Parrot food she had been eating in her previes home. She also get fresh fruit with us at brakfast and fresh veggies at lunch and dinner time. At her old home she was never out of her cage and now the only time she is in is when she bites or when she goes in herself. I am just wondering if there is a way I can get her to think of us all as her flock and not just one of us at a time. Sorry for the long post. Angie

I just noticed she does have some new feathers coming in on her head and when we were just sitting alone in the quiet she was closing her eyes could it be that she needs a nap even after 12 hours of night time sleep? Maybe because she is used to spending more time alone she may have spent all that time sleeping. I just don't know,

Maybe she's getting ready to molt. I know molting is painful and stressful, maybe the new feathers coming in are making her more grumpy. I am no expert, so I hope someone comes in an you get it worked out.

Thank you for your response. Yah I think new feathers are giving her moods wings. Because my boys and their dad are gone for a couple of days and she seems happy hanging out with me today. She is all cuttles and loves. I just never thought I could love a bird so much. I want this to be her happy forever home and make everything perfect for her. she is so sweet. I can't believe she has had such a hard time finding a family.

She sounds like a very lucky and sweet bird.
I debated on getting a Conure vs a Senegal, while I chose the Senegal, I still want a Conure, they sound like wonderful birds. I would love to adopt one, since there seem to be so many that need good homes. Who knows, maybe there's one out there waiting for me.

I saw the pictures of you baby very cute. Yes unfortenitly there are many conures in need of homes it took me 6 years before I found Mazzy but we get them in the shelter all of the time, people can be so impulsive and they are just not a cage bird, and sometimes the reasons for giving them up are so silly. I was just very particular and she chose me so I finally broke down and brought her home. I think over all she is a very happy bird. I know I love her.

Mazzy is re homed. This could just be the reason for her moods. It is esxellent that the whole family is interacting with her equally, otherwise there could be problems if she bonds to only one person.

My sun was a 4 yr old adopted too & pretty much the same way. One time loved one person, then changed to love someone else.

How old is Mazzy? Hormones could also be hitting her hard. I have no clue when Nandays mature but I do know sun conures mature at 3yrs. Apparently it can be pretty aweful.

Moulting can also play a part which may make her more aggitated.

another part is you said she recently went to the vet? Most birds chuck big saddies when they go to the vet, they hate it & unfortunately conures can often be very unforgiving with things like this. Time is all you can give them to get over it.

I would just suggest you do nothing more than you're doing now. I'm sure in time Mazzy will settle & make sure the whole family sticks to giving her the attention they love! Conures are velcro birds. If they could live on your shoulder they will!!!

I found mine not much of a toy player but she loves to chew so she has a playgym which she lives on, same as you, cage for bed & being naughty only. I found out which was a favorite toy for her (rubber cat ball with a bell in it) & put this on her gym only. It's the only thing she'll play with. I had to make her gym out of hard safe woods so she could have fun chewing but it would last longer than a day from being chewed. I make chew toys for her too.

Because Mazzy is re homed you may come up with some behaviours due to her past home. My sun was also stuck in a cage 24/7 in her past home. She's come an aweful long way & I dount they ever completely forget & sometime out of the blue she gets very bitey & angry. This might have to do with her last home....

It sounds like everything you're doing for Mazzy is fine

Well I tried to get her to spend time with everybody unfortenatly she has started attacking the other members of the family. She will fly to them land on them and just start biteing them so now everyone is scared of her. What should we do about this? She can not go around attacking people. Her life would be so much better if I could get her to be nice to everyone.

If she's easily flying around the house hold she should be clipped.
This will tame her wild side of chasing somewhat & attacking anyone else & make things a little easier for all of you to tolerate her behaviour. It can also make her more dependant on others as she's unable to get around on her own without wings.

Also is it throughout the house or just near her cage she's aggressive? Move her cage, re arrange her food dishes. Give her a play gym to keep herself occupied with. Move around any water & food dishes so they're not in the one spot. For most parrots, one perfect spot with water, food, toys & anything else they want to have in the one spot (eg: all in the cage) can cause them to become very aggressive. It's their natural instinct taking over, fighting for 'the best spot to breed' & a 24/7 of food & water is the perfect spot for them to defend in every way. By giving her a few spots to eat, drink & play you will prevent this behaviour from happening.

Being scared of her isn't a good idea. She will be able to sense this & use it to her advantage.

ALL of the househole being very persistant with her attitude, ignoring it & not giving in to it themselves will help a great deal. As painful as a bite can be from these guys, it needs to be completely ignored. If everyone remains scared & doesn't ignore bites & reacts to bites or hostility in any way will only make her stronger in her desire to get rid or them & her rotten attitude.

thank you it is sort of funny but I had her clipped the day that I posted the message before anyone had a chance to respond. She is so much better now and she gets to play outside with us and she even like to hang out in the pool. She has not bitten any one after I had her groomed and she seems to think of everyone as transportation. Thank you so much for your help it is nice to know I did the right thing. Also now she plays with her toys on the gym. I used to put her on the gym but she would just fly to me now when I put her on the gym she hangs out and plays with the toys I like that she has found things besides the people in the flock to entertain her. She seems a lot happier.