My bird needs a can of whip-ass.

It’s “whoop-ass,” (BTW/FYI)! :)

lol sorry

A friend of mine has a macaw that had serious biting issues. She consulted a pet psychologist (seriously) who told her that these birds are quick to pick up clues of who is the dominant member of the “flock”. If no human is sending out the appropriate dominance signals, the bird will assume the dominant role, which it manifests by aggression. The psych showed my friend some body language that spelled dominance to the bird, who then backed down and settled into the submissive role.

Here’s an article on the subject.

so according to harp, yes, whoop-ass is the answer

It takes daily sessions of calm talking to and interacting with your bird. Don’t grab him and force him to your shoulder. You will just scare him worse. Open the cage door and rest your hand in the door. Move slowly. For a few weeks just pet him and offer treats. Always talk to him. Then get him to step on your hand while he is in the cage. Soon he will trust you and start to explore out of the cage. The key is not to be forceful.

And if you ever hit him, I hope he eats your face.
Good luck.

My bird used to do the same thing and i pretty much did what Harp did. I also took her out of the cage a lot and got her used to being handled by a human. After a month or so she got used to it and became friendly, but you have to make sure you do this regularly so she can remember that its normal.

I forgot to add that birds don’t always like being touched on their wings so if your grabbing your birds whole body it probably wont like it. Its a kind of a thing that needs to be earned from trust.

P.S. Its “Cockatiel”