Laying down talking?

[Shrub]

Hey I was wondering if this behaviour means anything? I can't really find anything on line with birds doing it and this is something Giggles has been doing about a month after we got her. (She would have been about 18weeks old then) when she was use to her surrounding and more comfortable and trusting. She normally does it in the morning in front of the mirror after I let her out of the cage. This is first time she has done it not in front of mirror and was just chilling with me while I was cleaning her cage and changing food and water. Closest I have come to finding something is birds talk to kinda entertain themselves but we all know Google isn't the most reliable source on everything.

She looks a little rough because she is molting

https://twitter.com/i/status/1104489162684723206

 

[ChristaNL]

It looks like some sort of modified begging for food to me.
(Just adding the '18 weeks old', so she still is basicly a baby)


It looks adorable btw

 

[Shrub]

She not 18 weeks thats when she prob started. She is now around 7/8 months old now. This is the first time she done it towards me. Just wondering it it ment anything. She never seems to beg for anything. Normally she does it while looking into the mirror sitting on her fave place. I am sure she isnt begging tho. No one elses lil feathered friend has done this? If I while while she does this her chirps get faster
Hubby finds it annoying. I enjoy all her sounds.
When i clean her cage and change food and water she normally just stops when she is doing and watches me... then once i am done she will go mess her cage up move things around and throw seeds on the floor looking for her fave to eat.
I have seen her grab lil feet full of seeds and just throw them out of her food container before.
I do enjoy her personality she is quite the spoiled lil princess always hanging out in the same area i am in. Even going as far soon as I open doors lately she tries to fly through to other parts of the house. She doesnt seem to do it with other people.

 

[ChristaNL]

When an adult female bird get in that pose (crouching down) it's "come overhere and have sex with me".
(another kind of begging ;P )



Sorry- I misread... thanks for setting me straight.

 

[noodles123]

Yup--- this looks sexual to me too. You don't want to encourage it accidentally---it's rather easy to do (but it can result in behavior problems and health issues---egg binding). Make sure you take away any tent/huts/dark spaces/ piles of paper/bedding etc...Pet only on the head, ignore this when it happens or try to redirect your bird to a new activity. Make sure 10-14 hours of sleep is happening nightly and try to make sure you are paying attention to lighting cycles.

 

[Allee]

It sounds like the box that Giggles was so enthralled with my have triggered nesting behavior even after the box was destroyed.

http://www.parrotforums.com/budgies-parakeets/79605-giggles-new-toy.html

 

[EllenD]

I think Allee nailed it...You cannot provide your bird with any types of boxes, tents, "Huts", hammocks, or anything that might look like "nesting material" or bedding, or allow her to get underneath anything either, like furniture or behind pillows...It causes severe hormonal periods, and that's exactly what she's doing, she's giving the pose for a male to come and mate with her...

She's 7-8 months old, so she's also naturally hormonal and going through puberty, so the box was a double-whammy.

The real issue here with allowing her to go inside of or underneath small, dark places, like boxes, huts, tents, or underneath anything is that she is a female who is now going through puberty, so that means she can also lay infertile eggs. And the longer she's hormonal, the more chance there is that she'll start laying eggs...And egg producing and laying is extremely hard on a female's body, and of course if they become Egg-Bound then the only way to save them is through surgical intervention or it's pretty much 100% fatal...So now is the time to start making sure that she no longer has access to any small, dark places inside of her cage or access to them outside of her cage.