Second - not clipping wings is what is causing all your issues. With the wings clipped - they bird needs to rely on you to go places - so - it will now be nice to you.
With the wings not clipped - all you are doing is teaching him to hate your hands, and, hate you. The internet is full of all kinds of parrot owner tips and information.......... you should have done some reading before you got the bird, or, at least done some reading when you got it. Now - you have 2 months of bad habits to break. Not smart.
The bright side - at least you are not learning this at 6 months or a year.
The first two months with my bird - he lived on my shoulder. He had dinner with me when I came home and he stayed with me watching tv at night.
Glacierwolf----
That's not true---my girl has been flighted for the decade she has lived with me and she has never gotten hurt. Bird-proofing the house, common sense (why the hell would you be boiling water or leaving the window open with the bird out?), supervision and teaching flight skills keeps the bird safe.
Also, wing-clipping DOES NOT teach the bird to like you, it teaches the bird it has no choice and it is helpless. That is not the basis to a loving, trusting relationship. I don't want to have to force myself on anyone---I want them to choose and want to be with me.
My girl is flighted and she flies *to me* for attention, treats or interactions. Why? Because I have built a bond with her and understand her. She knows that she is safe, empowered, has choice and that I am a positive, gentle being in her life that respects her. Not some big bully that takes her safety and choice (her wings) away from her and forces her to do things.
Not only that, but clipped birds are mentally and physically unhealthy in comparison to birds who are not. They are designed to fly and a great source of their safety and self-confidence is flight. Not to mention their lungs and heart are designed to work with (and be kept healthy by) flight, as are their brains and a bird who is clipped is literally neurologically and physically sub-par and unhealthy.
To the OP---
The bird sounds stressed and bored.
Try making sure he has both a safe hiding place in his cage, that the cage is plenty large enough AND that he has plenty of neat toys and treats (rotate these frequently---at least once a week). If the cage is boring and represents only a loss of freedom, things to explore and attention obviously he isn't going to want to go in.
The trick with parrots is to get them to do what you want them to do because *they* want to do it too.
Trying to force him inside (or out) is just going to teach him not to like you, want to step-up or be near you.
It is crucial not to repeat old negative habits.
Which means if letting him out the cage is causing a negative end result (chasing him around, forcing him back in) don't do it. Or let him out in a room that doesn't allow him to keep flying away.
Learn to recognize signs of stress and fear (leaning away, slicked down feathers, wide round eyes, tight body language, looking for an escape route etc) and make sure you don't disrespect those signs. Back off. Let him know you won't hurt him and that you will respect his boundaries.
Start where he is comfortable---which may just be sitting in his cage while you hang out with him, eat a meal, watch tv...whatever it is. Then perhaps progress to offering treats through the bars, then at the door, then inside. Teach him to target and work with him targeting onto your hand.
Eventually start phasing out the target stick and adding a step-up cue...voila he'll step onto your hand.
Birds take patience. It may take months or more especially if you have created a negative experience in the past.
Look up 'The Bird School' by Ann M. Castro (awesome series...highly recommend it), Dr. Susan Friedman and Barbara Heidenreich as well as clicking training and positive reinforcement for parrots in general.
both glacierwolf are right
I have a 2 month old Indian Parakeet which I bought about a month ago... when I put him inside the cage starting to act weird and biting the cage , tried to feed him inside the cage but didn't work and when I open the door he just fly out and all over the house.
I don't know how to get him inside :( any Idea ?
Thanks
