sexual maturity

Bogey ( Quaker) is 1 year old, DNA blood, tested male. He is eating normal Poop is normal But his behavior is kind of normal. For the last couple of days, he has be gather his shredded paper and foot toys and hanging out the bottom of the cage. He will gather his toys and sleep on top of them...

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...

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...

Hi there, I am looking for some help and I will be as descriptive as possible. I have been reading a lot of forum pages to see if other people have had my problem, but so far I cannot find an example that relates closely enough. I brought Aria (DNA sexed female) home in September. She is 8...

Recently my Jenday Conure "Mango" has started attacking my boyfriend and biting him. My boyfriend "Dustin" is now afraid of Mango. I am wondering if this has anything with "coming into sexual maturity"? I catch Mango trying to mate with my arm all the time, and I stop him. What can I...

Merlin has been doing a new thing, he is getting on my hand or foot & doing what im calling a strut dance. His feathers are super fluffy, he struts back & forth and bobs his head & rubs his beak. I afraid this is some kind of mating ritual. He has been increasingly aggressive to my husband...