Is there any hope???

[RLockhart68]

I am glad he is being a better boy. No one’s got time for a jerk.

Just to clarify though, I think most people will tell you that you should be hands off with your cock/eral, probably all male birds for that matter. From everything I’ve read, I think the male of any species is supposed to be left well enough alone, except for the domesticated human male, that is! I completely understand where they are coming from, however, it is important to ME to be able to interact with my males the way I do my females. These are just my feelings. Even though I don’t have interaction with some of my flightier girls, I DO want to be able to pick up and love on my boys. It’s just me!

I’m glad things are going better for you.

For the most part I definitely agree with not handling him. I want him to feel in control of his ladies and able to protect them. That's why I was asking for advice. I don't need him to be a snuggle buddy, just civil towards the hand that feeds him.
A little background, we are a former dairy farm family and used bulls to breed our cows. Once they got to a point that we didn't feel safe moving them around they were gotten rid of. So if he gets to a point that I feel unsafe around him he will find himself in a stew pot.