Taw5106
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- Mar 27, 2014
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- Parrots
- Buddy - Red Crowned Amazon (27 yo)
Venus - Solomon Island Eclectus (4 yo)
Buzz CAG (2 yo)
Sam - Cockatiel 1997 - 2004
Tweety - Budgie 1984 - 1987
Sweety - Budgie 1985 - 1986
Venus is definitely going through a hormonal period. My quiet Venus is now suddenly as noisy as Buddy but louder, who knew little lungs could be so loud? So loud when I was talking to my mother on the phone, she's in Tennessee, she said Venus busted her ear drums. The dogs have vacated the room, Buddy is jumping each time she screams, and I'm now wearing my headphones, lol!
Add to the screaming, she's being a stinker, her eyes are really pinning too! I had her with me at my desk earlier because she will stay quiet but no she doesn't want to play with the toys I gave her, she wants to play beak and fingers, tries to remove the keys from my keyboard, tosses office supplies off my desk and the best, she regurgitated on my laptop, I guess it was hungry.
Last night, Husband put an empty popcorn bowl on the floor. She climbed out of her cage, waddled to the bowl, turned it on it's side and climbed inside. I went to pick her up and she lunged at me. Husband dies laughing and I explain to him she's trying to make it a nest. I ended up going behind the bowl and tipping a bit to force her out, beak wide open, eyes pinned. Once out I picked up the bowl and she still had her beak open so I took the bowl in the kitchen. Come back to the livingroom, put my hand down for her to step up. Nope, she waddled running back to her cage, climbs in, closes the door and goes back to her bed perch looking very unhappy. What a hormonal brat!!!! I told Husband he should have recorded it, especially her running to the cage, and closing the door. Yes she opens and closes her door, lol.
So for anyone new to birds and hormones, here's some comedy. And i've been reading up, I found a very old thread that described Venus' behavior to a T.
http://www.parrotforums.com/eclectus/28790-hormonal-behavior-screaming.html
Add to the screaming, she's being a stinker, her eyes are really pinning too! I had her with me at my desk earlier because she will stay quiet but no she doesn't want to play with the toys I gave her, she wants to play beak and fingers, tries to remove the keys from my keyboard, tosses office supplies off my desk and the best, she regurgitated on my laptop, I guess it was hungry.
Last night, Husband put an empty popcorn bowl on the floor. She climbed out of her cage, waddled to the bowl, turned it on it's side and climbed inside. I went to pick her up and she lunged at me. Husband dies laughing and I explain to him she's trying to make it a nest. I ended up going behind the bowl and tipping a bit to force her out, beak wide open, eyes pinned. Once out I picked up the bowl and she still had her beak open so I took the bowl in the kitchen. Come back to the livingroom, put my hand down for her to step up. Nope, she waddled running back to her cage, climbs in, closes the door and goes back to her bed perch looking very unhappy. What a hormonal brat!!!! I told Husband he should have recorded it, especially her running to the cage, and closing the door. Yes she opens and closes her door, lol.
So for anyone new to birds and hormones, here's some comedy. And i've been reading up, I found a very old thread that described Venus' behavior to a T.
http://www.parrotforums.com/eclectus/28790-hormonal-behavior-screaming.html
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