puberty

Hi! I hope I can get some insight into a relatively new behavior from my Quaker. Rainy will be 9 months old in a couple days, and I know she’s due to start puberty soon if she hasn’t already. A month or two ago, she started exhibiting this new behavior that I’ve been wondering about. It looks...

Hi all, so I've written in the health section about some issues I've had with my GCC Java a few times, health wise he's doing well and we haven't had any scares since thank goodness but now we've moved on to a new issue. Java has recently gotten VERY bitey and aggressive, he's got a good...

Hello all! I got a 1.5 year old Conure over a week ago and Cookie was going on my hands and shoulders fine, didn’t bite me at all, loved getting cuddles. There have been a few days where Cookie was very vocal and loud but today Cookie just wants to bite and come after your hands as soon as...

Hi all, I've had Arthur, my 1 year and 7 month old male quaker, for a little under a year and a half. He loves learning new phrases, flying and shredding toys but lately his behavior has been getting bad. I'm used to him yelling when we leave him alone in a room and I understand that's his...

Maui is coming up to about 1.5 years old and has recently started humping my hand. Only 4 times over the last 3 days, each time I’ve firmly said ‘no’ and removed my hand so he can’t do it again, but importantly I haven’t punished him for it as he’s just being a bird. If he still seems to want to...

A few months ago I had my GC out and out of nowhere he started biting me like crazy. I'm talking repeatedly trying to tear chunks out of my finger. He's about 3 years old and I've heard of them hitting puberty late, but he isn't showing any signs of wanting to mate with anything at all. At this...

Okay, I know everyone's immediate reaction is it's jealousy, but it's not as simple as that. Please allow me to share some history: When I got Beaubeau (he's a Nanday) as a baby, he was so sweet, not just to me but to almost everyone. He gradually became more attached to me and not as friendly...

Just when I was doubting our little Christmas fiasco was a thing of the past, Kermit greeted me home today with a birdie seizure. When she had one last Christmas, we had her fully assessed by an avian vet and her blood work, fecal, & gram stain all came back normal. There's no clear sign...

I think I'm calling it. Kermit is hitting puberty. She'll be 2 sometime in May. This last week, she's been a proper teenager. I've been not coming home a few nights because of finals week at school, but my parents have been taking care of her for me. Still, this evidently upset her, and she's...

I've had my green cheek conure Cosmo for about 2 months now, and I love her to death! I've always loved birds and now that I'm in a house without a cat I can comfortably have another bird (I used to have a sparrow and I was always worried about the cat getting in my room while I was away). But...

PLEASE, CAN ANYBODY HELP! I am having a real problem with my 5 year old Nanday conure Beaubeau. About a year ago he suddenly became very attached to my Jack Russell Terrier, Sassy. At the same time, he started attacking my other dog, and since she passed away in June he has been attacking my...

I knew this time was coming, and oh boy, I wish it would just skip on by. Blaze (who will be 2 years old in July) has started to get a little bratty, which is kind of an understatement. I assume this is because of his hormones kicking in. Recently, he's been attempting to "hump" (for lack of a...