Horrormones with Albie are awful this year

[DonnaBudgie]

Some of my budgies nap mote than others and they're all apparently healthy. As long as Ollie has enthusiasm for food and spends some of the day fairly active he's probably fine. Watch for him just sitting fluffed up on the perch and not eating. That usually means they're very sick.

 

[SailBoat]

Well, Ms CAG Hyde has moved to next level. When my service dog walks past her cage she screams like a cat attacking. If he actually touches her cage she cat screams and attacks. He doesn't understand why. She has never been so aggressive towards him in all of his nearly 8 years! When I yell at him to move, I get the doggie what did I do look. Looking around on line I found something to try. No more warm food! She hates cold chop. I know this will pass. But when?

Summer for near all, up the really over the top Parrots, especially those with screwed internal clocks.

 

[PeentPeent]

My conure Budi is in full throttle hormonal
He will hide under any place and make funny screaming noises and drag socks into em lol

 

[rheashard2]

At avian vet today for routine lab, nail, beak. My grey owner was exceptional in her aggressive showing today, growling, posturing etc. I asked vet about her hormonal behavior. He said this year is bad; early or continuing molt, feathers changing colors, mood and aggressiveness swinging like pendulums! Owners wanted to know where their sweet feathered pets went. Most of the birds were regulars in routine care and labs. All had negative labs etc. He suggested trying avian light therapy if she didn't calm down. I was curious if other clients were having problems.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I've been trying to prevent mating and egg laying among my free flying hormonal flock of budgies and the eight that live in large gender segregated cages on my enclosed porch room, and so far so good. However- this morning I woke to THIS on the bottom of the Girls' Only Cage! WTF?! WHO DID IT?!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

I've been trying to prevent mating and egg laying among my free flying hormonal flock of budgies and the eight that live in large gender segregated cages on my enclosed porch room, and so far so good. However- this morning I woke to THIS on the bottom of the Girls' Only Cage! WTF?! WHO DID IT?!View attachment 78771

Mrs. Peacock in the kitchen with the candlestick.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

These girls, one of whom is the guilty party, have been throwing their chop and seed out of their dishes as fast as I can add more. I don't know which one's doing it. I'm beginning to think that it's the egg-layer, and she's been tossing food to clean out a space to nest. I guess segregating the sexes isn't a fool proof way to stop hormonal behavior in budgies. I know that other female parrots without male partners can and do lay eggs but I hadn't heard of budgies doing it. At this point I don't think there's much I can do about it. They get enough sleep at night.

 

[rheashard2]

Ms Peacock wants her own who did board game! Have fun writing one up.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

The four of them just look at me when I say "WHO DID IT"?!