bird is aggressive to my brother only

[robin&skye]

My 6 year old green cheeked conure has lately been attacking my brother a lot. This has become a recent problem. Before, he used to take interest in my brother but that was all. Now, when he hears my brothers door open, he flies upstairs and attacks him. Or even when he is going back to his room. I have found that he only attacks within this setting. For more information, my brother is the only person in our household that does not interact with my bird Robin and the only one who is being attacked like this.

I am not sure what to do to fix this issue and would appreciate any help!

 

[Clueless]

Did he ever hang out with your brother? You said he used to "take interest" in him.

 

[robin&skye]

I meant he would kind of follow my brother around without attacking him.

 

[Clueless]

@sunnysmom

Any thoughts?

 

[sunnysmom]

@sunnysmom

Any thoughts?

Is there anything that your brother changes lately? New glasses, hair cut, does he wear a ball cap?

 

[robin&skye]

I don’t think he looks any different than usual. The only thing is, he is not home very often. He comes back every other week from university for a weekend. But this is not really a new arrangement yet for some reason the attacking has become a common occurrence recently.

 

[sunnysmom]

Part of it could be spring hormones. Maybe he sees your brother as an intruder and is trying to protect his flock. Is your brother willing to do something like sit with him for a little while when he's in his cage and give him some of his favorite treats? Maybe something he only gets when your brother comes home?

 

[robin&skye]

Part of it could be spring hormones. Maybe he sees your brother as an intruder and is trying to protect his flock. Is your brother willing to do something like sit with him for a little while when he's in his cage and give him some of his favorite treats? Maybe something he only gets when your brother comes home?

I don’t think my brother is open to interacting with him at all so that is why I am unsure on what to do. My parents have resulted in putting him in his cage whenever my brother comes down which is just stressing out my bird further. I am just really lost on how to fix this situation.

 

[Clueless]

@Macawnutz I know you're slammed with work but any thoughts?

 

[Lady Jane]

Is your brother gentle and soft spoken with him? Sometimes you children make loud noises and rapid hand movements with birds.

 

[robin&skye]

Is your brother gentle and soft spoken with him? Sometimes you children make loud noises and rapid hand movements with birds.

My brother doesn’t really interact with him unless my bird attacks him which results in him yelling. Also my brother is not a child and is an adult. He does not provoke my bird in any way as it only happens when he opens his bedroom door or goes upstairs to go back in.

 

[Pixiebeak]

I agree with Sunny's mom, part of this is likely your brother doesn't feel like part of the flock .

I'm.not sure if there are family tensions going on as well , but if so birds pick up on that.

Whatever the situation, you can try postive association. Be upstairs at your brother's door with your green cheek in a calm good mood . And have your brother come up the stairs to you . While you happy chat sbd give treats. You might practice this before you have your brother come up , by walking him up there several random times and give treats.. hsve your brother pause and chat with h you and then go into his room and you and bird walk away . Repeat several times I er several days.
Do the opposite as well , be waiting outside his door and have him come out chat and walk down the stairs and you follow after a moment.. repeat a few times and see if you can reset the situation.

Talk with your brother, and ask if he is willing to give this a go , so you can hopefully make things more pleasant for him and you all..this takes minimum effort in his part and he does not have to interact with the bird.

But better would be to also re introduce bird to your brother. Having the bird caged and relaxed , and walking up with your brother. Saying hi to your bird giving treat, put a hand on your brother and explain he bnt brother , " name " and have brother say hi birds name chit chst and if brityer would also give treat or use treat only dish to pop a treat in