Just Moved Them

[crzybird]

I have just relocated my birds to a different area of the house. It has more sunshine and windows. Its also away from the Cockatiels that Kiwi seems to hate. He's letting me pet his beak now so I guess thats an improvement. But I'm still afraid to try much more with him. Over the course of the last few days he has shown other signs of aggression. When I uncover him in the mornings he grabs his food bowl and nearly rips it out of the cage. He rakes his beak violently across his food throwing it out of the cage. All the while he's screaming at me. Today was a bit different. He did try to bite me when I took the bowl out of the cage to change the food, but when I put it back in he just sat on the perch and waited. I got Kiwi out of the cage and he's been on his toy since then. I stood and talked to him and he talked back. I reached up to pet him and naturally with his beak open ready to bite at anytime he let me scratch his beak. Loui stayed in the cage with the cockatiels last night because for some reason he didnt want back in the cage with Kiwi. I'm hoping that this move to the new room will help. There isnt as much activity back here and its where I'm at 90% of the time. I've tried to convince myself that I wanted to find a new home for him, someone who knows a bit more about birds but no matter how mean he is towards me, I just cant bring myself to do it. So here I am with a bird who for the moment hates me...and I'm just praying that whatever is wrong is over with soon. I miss being able to hold him and love on him. And its heartbreaking to think that I've done something wrong after everything I've gone through with him so far. I guess I just start over from scratch and hope for the best.

 

[Sulphiria]

I say just give it time. With it being hormone season and all, most birds are acting crazy. Hang in there!

 

[Cliffordsmom]

We made a birdroom this weekend. Clifford my sun conure is ALWAYS aggressive. He would occasionally pretend like he would bite me when changing his foor and scream, oh boy would he scream. My boyfriend couldnt even come within 2 feel of his cage and neither could the dogs. We couldnt even think about letting him out of the cage while the dogs or my boyfriend were in the house, otherwise, he would attack them.

I was so stressed and had tried everything. We couldnt sleep, eat, move or talk without him screaming and re-homing him was just not an option. we love him. I had enough this weekend. I cleared out my spare bedroom. It has 2 windows put his cage and bongos cage in front of the windows and hung bird toys and placed play stands and put lots of birdie stuff for him to do in there. I also put the parakeets in the room. Clifford is much better. My boyfriend even got him to step-up.

I dont know if there was too much activity in the living room for clifford to handle, or if he was bored. even with all the stuff he had in the living room, there is much more in the bird room.

A couple screams since then but i think they were just to figure out where everyone was.

maybe moving Kiwi will help....good luck, fingers crossed for you.

 

[crzybird]

I sure hope it helps. I cant help but think that part of his problem is jealousy towards Loui and the tiels. He honestly doesn't have any reason to be jealous but I think he is. I dont know, I'll give the move to a bigger room a few days. Its less active with the kids running through and it has tons more sunshine. So hopefully this will work out.

 

[Mozzie]

It sounds like you are figuring out the problem. Hopefully you are on your way to a happier bird!!! I am glad you are not giving up on him. I am sure he will come around soon.