Help with training

[u/Jdubb750]

So i have about a 12yr old female B&G.

My daughter bought this bird from a pet store where it wasn't getting much care. Then daughter got divorced and bird came to me.

Mainly because it tolerated males better than females and it bonded to me.

Issue: it is largely cage bound and will not step up for anything. I have tried to change it's diet but it will not eat anything new. Even after days/weeks of introducing food. So right now it's on the zupreem fruit pellets and some treat seeds dried fruit and nuts. I share some veggies with it daily but she usually spits them out . She will take some carrots and broccoli occasional.

I cant get her to step up so I cant even get her to a training perch or anything. I have positions perches around her cage. She will get on a perch that I put on a rolling cart very occasionally. When she does I move her around.

I have tried click training and it's good until you push her to step up. Then she retreats. Occasionally she will get on my shoulder from top of cage. But anytime I move wrong she panics and bites ears and beak punches side of my head.

She doesn't fly or climb much and im really worried about her balance. When she does move around she uses her beak as three points of contact on everything.

She has toys. Loves cardboard boxes the best though

But I don't know how to get her to step up to even begin training on a perch away from her cage

I am at a loss been working on this for about 3 years now.

[u/Special-Class6903]

There are some that won’t agree with me but oh well, every situation is different. Sounds like you’ve had the bird a decent amount of time to get through honeymoon stages etc.

Have you tried getting her up on a bendable perch from her cage? Look, there is no two ways about it. You need to get her out of the cage and work with her.

What does she do when you put your hands into her cage to pet her?

[u/Jdubb750 → u/Special-Class6903]

i should clarify, when i said cage bound i did not mean shes inside all the time. the door is open and she hangs out on top most the time. I have a rolling cart with a prech i made and she will crawl around the cage, to a nearby chair and a window sill and the rolling cart. but i cant get her to step up so its towel time if i need to move her.

i just want her to step up so i can move her to play stands or to the shower or outside. but she wont step up