Start with the basics
- Check sleep length and disturbance at night
- Review recent changes in people, noise, placement, or handling
- Look at diet, boredom, and out-of-cage structure
- Rule out pain or illness with a vet when behaviour shifts suddenly
Signs that outside help may be useful
- Repeated biting with clear fear or escalation
- Screaming that is getting worse despite routine changes
- Feather damaging behaviour
- Household conflict about handling or training
- A bird that seems overwhelmed, shut down, or chronically stressed
What good help should look like
- Clear questions about history and environment
- A focus on welfare and observation, not dominance myths
- Small practical changes you can actually test
- Willingness to say when a veterinary check is needed first
Red flag: anyone promising instant fixes, punishment-heavy methods, or one-size-fits-all behaviour systems.