Book- Good Bird!

Good Bird!  A Guide to Solving Behavior Problems in Companion Birds By Barbara Heidenreich

Screaming!  You leave the room and your bird starts screaming.  You pick up an object that appears to frighten your bird.  Your bird starts screaming.  You are eating dinner and your bird screams, hoping he might get a bite of food.  Early in the morning everyone is asleep, except your bird, who is screaming his head off.

Biting!  Your bird in his cage.  You reach in to have your bird step up onto your hand and instead your bird bites your hand.  Your bird hops down off his cage, comes after you and tries to bite you.  Your bird is sitting high above you (perhaps on a curtain rod or on top of his cage) and will not come down.  He also tries to bite when you try to pick him up.  Your parrot was gently mouthing your finger, but gradually began to increase the pressure until it became unbearable.  Your bird is sitting on your arm and suddenly bites you.  

Cage Bound Bird!  Your bird has spent almost his whole life inside of his cage.  He is now deathly afraid to come out.  

Feather Picking!  Your bird has taken preening to a whole new level.  Rather than taking care of his feathers, your bird destroys feathers, leaving bare patches of skin.  Some birds go as far as mutilating skin.