My 8 year old gray is biting me now.

Changes can easily upset them. It might also be hormonal.

Jane

Please explain about hormonal.
Any help is appreciated.
I don't want to go down the wrong path with Gozee and make matters worse. What can I do about the biting?

Thanks for the reply.
Do you have any tips as how I could discourage this biting behavior?

did you hand rais her becaues if you did she will see you ass mom and if she does she you as mom she will want to leve you to fine a mate. It is like when you were teen did you want to hang out with your mom and not your friends it is the same way with birds. She is probuly just sexualy fruchated and whats to have a mate for her own

Thank you everyone that have responded to my post. I really appreciate the feedback. I am still searching for ways to show Gozee that she can trust me and that biting isn't necessary. I understand about the 'not reacting' approach (which is very difficult when your finger is bleeding and throbbing and there are tears running down your cheek). But there must be a way to discourage the biting. I always say, in a loud stern 'Mommy' voice... NO BITING while I give her the 'evil eye' face. I read somewhere on line that that is a good approach. Never having had to live with a bird like this before, I am trying to learn the best possible way to make it a harmonious relationship. Very often Gozee is loving and sweet. She has moments when she can't get enough cuddling and head rubbing. She will lay on her back in my lap, as long as she has a claw into something, and close her eyes while i rub and scratch and talk softly to her. I don't have her wings clipped and I let her out to fly around my house when I am able to closely supervise her. I never let her out if I am not in the same room keeping an eye on what she's doing. My vet said that I should clip her wings so that she can't fly off if she gets out of the house but my feelings is that she is a bird and birds fly! Since it's only myself and my husband in our home, the possibility of her 'escaping' is extremely slim so I am willing to take that risk. But, my vet also said that with her wings clipped her aggressiveness would decline. Anyone have any thoughts on that? Thanks again for helping me out with your feedback!

No matter how anyone feels about wing clipping there are a couple truth's that must be taken into consideration:

1. A newly clipped bird will be a more humble bird.

2. Flight ability instills confidence in our birds.

3. There are many more dangers in a home than an just open window.

4. Birds are made to fly...that is what makes them birds.

5. Both flight, and lack of flight, can be deadly to your bird.

All birds are different and they all should be treated so.
I will never clip BoBo due to his traumatic history, however, I have a sassy little Lovie at home and I would like to clip the little bugger one feather at a time (if you know what I mean!) and I will have to in order to get her to a place where I can work on handtaming her.

I might be inclined to do a light clipping on the biting 8 years old to see if that will help. It probably won't seriously impair her flight abaility but it might adjust her attitude slightly.