Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
We had one of those once, it was an awful vile thing. If we tried that our arms would be cut to ribbons. It would only let my Mum reach in its cage to change its water or food - me or my Brothers would even try it, and when my Dad did all you could hear was "ow, you horrible yellow b*st*rd".
That bird on my arm is either Buddy (the mother of our hand raised bird) or else Max - the actual hand raised one.
Our mating pair had four eggs but did not know how to care for them. I watched three of them die and then finally took the last one out of the breeding box and hand raised him. He could talk and would fly to me from across the room. He also whistled tunes that I taught him.
Sorry you had a bad experience - some birds can be vicious and bite you if not tamed when young.